Formula 1 Teams Association announces breakaway series for 2010

Dohc-WP

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Ron Burgundy
It's official: F1 is broken. At least, with the FOTA's announcement it will create a rival championship, it appears that F1 as we have known it is all but broken. Max Mosley and the FIA have gone back and forth with the FOTA for months, with neither side able to agree on a compromise and both sides claiming the other party is being intransigent.

After meeting at Renault's Enstone, England headquarters the eight "rebel" teams (Ferrari, McLaren, Toyota, Renault, BMW, Brawn, Red Bull, Toro Rosso) decided there was no way to proceed with the FIA, so it would proceed without the FIA. The crucial bits of their follow-up press release state:

"The teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 World Championship.

"These teams therefore have no alternative other than to commence the preparation for a new Championship which reflects the values of its participants and partners. This series will have transparent governance, one set of regulations, encourage more entrants and listen to the wishes of the fans, including offering lower prices for spectators worldwide, partners and other important stakeholders.

"The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series."

The release goes on to address issues the FOTA has with the "commercial rights holder," by which they mean Bernie Ecclestone. If they mean what they've written, a more stable and less expensive F1 would be a victory for teams and fans. Track owners would probably also profit, since they pay Ecclestone more than ten million pounds simply for the right to hold an F1 race -- and that's part of the money the teams want a bigger share of.

Many observers have said the teams won't set up another championship because they're too focused on selling cars. But the FOTA has already spoken to Carmelo Ezpeleta, whose Dorna Sports company is in charge of Moto GP, and who has experience in taking control of the series from the FIM. If he can provide a turn-key solution, the teams can stick to doing what they do best.

We suspect the FOTA is correct and that brands, sponsors and promoters will follow the breakaway series rather than hang back with Williams, Force India and eight other teams in the F1 reset series. The question is: if those eight teams follow through, and assuming they take their contracted drivers, which series will get your attention next year?
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yeah screw bernie eccleston
 
It's an excellent more and will usher in a new era of F1. F1 as it currently is reflects more of a dictatorship than anything.

And, with any luck, maybe this will see the return of F1 to South Africa.
 
I loved Shumi, but unfortunately he made F1 very boring because he like, always, won. There was nothing new year in, year out.
 
theyre just saying schumi is the stig to lure people away from the real stig ! btw top gear starts tonight oh yeah
 
OmegaFenix22 said:
I stopped watching F1 when Schumi left. Shumi is The Stig.
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Even Jeremy Clarkson admitted that Schumi is the Stig :D. But good news I think, I also stopped watching after the master left F1, maybe the breakaway will breathe some new life into the series.
 
My favourite driver is still Mika Hakkinen... even had a look at his winning car for 2000 up close. I'm glad to see they broke free.

The indian premier league did well, I don't see why these guys won't ... especially with lower ticket prices!
 
Voicy said:
My favourite driver is still Mika Hakkinen... even had a look at his winning car for 2000 up close. I'm glad to see they broke free.

The indian premier league did well, I don't see why these guys won't ... especially with lower ticket prices!
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the iceman
 
So do we know yet who is going to be running the new Formula series for the next season seeing as all the major leagues are pulling out???? Im still waiting to see what Sasha Martinengo has to say on Thursday nite though....
 
Dohc-WP said:
its gonna rock ! just like moto gp vs superbikes
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So does that mean the FIA is gonna split in two then??? if so who is gonna run it then??? I wouldnt mind seeing one of the old school Drivers running the show... like Michael Schumacher or Stirling Moss or Jim Clark i mean ur looking at th greatest racers of all time here and they should run that FIA empire :p
 
sycogrim said:
So does that mean the FIA is gonna split in two then??? if so who is gonna run it then??? I wouldnt mind seeing one of the old school Drivers running the show... like Michael Schumacher or Stirling Moss or Jim Clark i mean ur looking at th greatest racers of all time here and they should run that FIA empire :p
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nope fia will stay fia, those teams have their own org called foca, they might join the Fim according to rumors
 
The Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) is an organization of the chassis builders (constructors) who design and build the cars that race in the FIA Formula One World Championship. It evolved from the earlier Formula 1 Constructors Association (F1CA; the name was changed due to unfortunate connotations in some languages) and came to be dominated by Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley

The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) is a group of Formula One teams that was formed at a meeting in Maranello on 29 July 2008.

The association, directed by the president of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, consists of the following teams, all of which are competing in the 2009 Formula One season.

This new organisation gives the teams a united voice in their ongoing discussions with the FIA and The Formula One Group regarding the future of Formula One. Headed by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo

Fim is the motorcycle body afaik ! but they might change from FIM. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to Fédération Internationale de Motorsporte or sumthing like that
 
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