March is among the teams to have lodged an entry for the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship. March Racing Organisation still exists as a non-trading registered company despite not having any involvement in motorsport since the F1 team collapsed in the build-up to the 1993 season. The company is owned by British businessman and chairman of English Football League 1 club Swindon Town Andrew Fitton, who acquired March in 1993. Although the team is unwilling to make any further comment on its plans until the FIA announces its 2010 entry list on June 12. AUTOSPORT understands that March has nominated Cosworth as its engine supplier on its application and would have to start up its operation from scratch should it be granted an entry. March Engineering was, with FIA president Max Mosley one of the co-founders along with Alan Rees, Robin Herd and Graham Coaker. In 1970, it made its first foray into F1 as both a works team and a customer car supplier, with the Ken Tyrrell-run March 701 of Jackie Stewart taking a debut pole. In all, March started 197 grands prix, winning the 1970 Spanish, 1975 Austrian and 1976 Italian Grand Prix before dropping out of F1 for good after the 1992 season, during which it scored just three points. March is one of a number of teams that have lodged entries for F1. Among its rivals for entries are Prodrive, Lola, Team Superfund, Team US F1, Litespeed, Epsilon Euskadi and Campos Meta1.
Key here is that they are awaiting announcement on 12 June before applying. Wonder how much (if any) Mad Max still might own of March. 'M' in March stands for Mosley - barf. Epsilon Euskadi has yet to apply. . . pretty much add them to the failed list. Carol
A clarification from another source on the original posted Autosport article: Four days after the official stipulated deadline for all entries to be lodged with governing body the FIA, it has emerged that the Max Mosley-founded March Racing Organisation has submitted an application to compete in the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship. It wouldn't be surprising if they are a given. Carol
I don't think the rest of the teams would let Max get away with entering a team that he has any involvement with
I would hope that not be the case - can't help but wonder if this is a "set-up" to intimidate FOTA - I think Max and Bernie are drawing the short straws in the lot right now. Carol
