FIA/FOTA UPDATE June 9th (At Day's End)

Surely the FOTA teams aren't that stupid to think that there will in reality be changes after they swallow the bullet, drop their conditions and enter on/before Friday? Just a way for the iron hand to have it's way. I sure would feel more comfortable if they have it in writing from FIA/FOM that on X day there will be discussions held and changes would be made per unanimous decision. If the new folks don't like it, well, they can take their toys and leave.

I find part of this a bit disturbing on the part of Max already canvassing some of the prospective teams (should he not be saying anything to any prospective applicant at this time?) Bad business IMO, he should sit back and zip it up until the announcement is made. I guess for now the good part is that FOTA makes up the unanimous decisions (assuming that Williams and Force India would be siding with the three new teams - FOTA 8 - Others 5.
In the letter, Mosley said article 66 of the International Sporting Code prohibits the FIA from tearing up the 2010 rules, including the plans for a budget cap. But he said that if the FOTA teams drop the conditional status of their entries, all the confirmed competitors for next year can then unanimously make amendments to the document. The Briton indicated that most of the alternative FOTA rules will be accepted. "We have already canvassed the views of some of the likely new entrants regarding the proposed measures and the feedback is broadly positive so a solution should be relatively simple to achieve," Mosley wrote. KEY WORD HERE IS HIS 'MOST'.

Sports cars are definitely looking even brighter and brighter to me than they already are!

Carol


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I have a strange feeling that the FOTA have told Mosley where to jam his stupid ideas. I have found out, again from a good source that Ferrari have no intention of winning one race this season and are just going to go through the motions. They want Mosley gone period.

 

I just want this soap opera stuff to end.

 

Why should mosley agree to change any new 2010 regulations after team sing up for the 2010 season!!! They battled for the past 3 months in regards to this budget cap and other issues related to the new 2010 rules and he just refuses to back off!! What would make him change his mind once the other 8 FOTA teams submit official entries for the new season?

In his letter to FOTA teams Mosley explained that the Formula One Teams Association members could only negotiate amendments to the regulations once they had confirmed their entries!

Thats a lot of nonsense he is talking "ALL LIES", Mosley knows that F1 can not do without Ferrari, BMW, Mc Laren, Toyota, Renault....... etc.

F1 without all those teams and most importantly without Ferrari F1's icon will be just another racing championship!!!

I hope Mosley will be sacked!!

 

This is F1. There is a new soap opera every year.

 

Mosley has proved again and again that he can't be trusted. Why would it be any different this time? I really hope FOTA doesn't fall for it.

 

I didn't say he lied, he's too clever to do that. But he did imply he would step back from his position at least two times. Give me one reason why the teams should believe what he says?

 

Do you know how bad the 1998 concorde was for the teams? More BS from Marnie..

 

+1,000

F1 was also a *lot* different 10+ years back - The major manufacturers had yet to join, at least under their own names as entrants.

MM and the evil pygmy seem to be getting "nervous". I can see the pygmy joining with FOTA and turning against the FIA if his cash cow gets threatened.

 

Hell no!

That's my point - If he sees the writing on the wall he's a big enough scum bag to drop his buddy MM and go with FOTA - If it suits his agenda (where the $ are), he'll bring his TV contracts / track agreements with him and screw the FIA......

Cheers,
Ian

 

Nail on the head.

Bernie is an opportunist. I said previously that of the three entities, FOM/FIA/FOTA, any two can generally win out against the third, with the exception being FOTA in this case.

I think that if it suited Bernie, he would join with FOTA and stab Max right in the back. The only thing preventing that is that it is better for Bernie to side with the FIA right now, since a big part of FOTA's beef is TV revenues. I have no doubt at all that Bernie has been trying to work a deal with FOTA, and one that includes cutting out the FIA would be no problem for him.

I am not sure it is a reconcilable position given what FOTA wants and FOM wants. If they can meet somewhere that excludes the FIA, that's probably what will happen. Same with FOTA and FIA, if they can come together first and stiff Bernie, that will likely happen too.

 

First, last and always Bernie's a businessman. As are they all.

 

Who owns the right to call the championship Formula 1? FOM or the FIA.

 

Trust Mosley LMAO. Ask his wife she would know.

Yeh he is clever, so clever in fact that when he was told he was bieng followed when he went for his frequent a$$ slapping sessions in a Chelsea flat, he took no notice. and I don't care what anyone says google his name now, and still Mosley is at the top of the rankings with :

FIA President Max Mosley has been caught on film allegedly taking part in what UK tabloid News of the World has characterized as a "Nazi orgy

That is his greatest achievement live with it.

So to say it doesn't matter is Bullsh!t: the art of making the idiotic sound sensible.