Official: FOTA Announce Breakaway Series for 2010
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astroturf777
this will be a great few months - for the lawyers anyway.
about time bernie's arrogance cost him. there's a saying that he has ignored - don't bite the hand that feeds you. where will F1 be without ferrari, mclaren, bmw, etc. answer: look at all the gp3 teams climbing over each other for cheap f1 racing.
June 19, 2009 6:09 am
Tashinga
AWESOME! Thats the best news i've heard all week! Now the sport can get a proper competent administration and develop, without rows and scandals! This is the new pinnacle of Motorsport! forget F1,say hello to the new CHAMPIONSHIP Series! I'm popping some Mumm Champagne and spraying it all over tonight! Let's all celebrate and support the rebirth of Motorsport! I'm 200 per cent behind the new series! LET'S CRACK A BOTTLE! Bernie and Max, EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT! SERVES YOU RIGHT! HA HA HA, Who's got the last laugh now?
June 19, 2009 6:14 am
astroturf777
find a human on the planet who likes bernie. this is great news for teams, tracks, spectators and motorsport. fia need to do some soul searching and think about what they've done.
June 19, 2009 6:54 am
freddflynn
This should be good...
Watching Bernie and Mad Max try to run a championship with 2 teams, while the 8 biggest teams steal away the crowds, venues, sponsoe, and mostly the CASH!
June 19, 2009 7:00 am
kooper
This is wonderful! Max and Bernie are really choking on their tee today I'm sure :)
Interestingly, not a word of this on f1.com, suppose they're all still too much in "...oh shi..." mode to react?
June 19, 2009 7:50 am
LaGrange
Continuing with Bernie & Co. would have resulted in a major drawback for all the technology involved. Where is the progress if the teams are restricted to use all their money and capabilities? Formula 1 means cutting edge innovation; and as for the new championship? I'm sure they will find the perfect solution in no time.
June 19, 2009 9:05 am
Targa_Florio
There are some circuits thay can already start working with: all the ones that have been recently withdrawn by FIA because they are not fancy/expensive enough or too far from major cities according to them like Siverstone, Magnycours, Imola, Montreal, A1 Ring, Interlagos... who will be happy to have "revenge" against FIA. They can also work with circuits that only have one venue every 2 years (Japan, Germany).
Furthermore this breakaway anouncement will probably give a "cold" to circuits in development (Paris, India, Korea).
June 19, 2009 9:44 am
astroturf777
and sydney...
agreed on circuits - this will NOT be the last silverstone race... - bernie bought donnington park but now 'the real f1' won't race there. haha. bring on affordable ticket pricing boys!
June 19, 2009 10:12 am
kooper
And hopefully FOTA will be reading this:
Please, please, please bring the "real F1" back to Africa as well, hopefully Kyalami.
June 19, 2009 10:53 am
Aesthetics
question is, why are they gettng away with it. this is good news indeed. maybe the teams should counter sue the two scums.
June 19, 2009 12:35 pm
122
This news was somewhat expected. Teams object to the cap mainly because their current budgets was too much of a leap to the proposed 40 mill cap. Currently, teams are spending 200 - 120 mill.
June 19, 2009 1:02 pm
Bristol411S3
Hold your horses friends! There is a big margin of difference between the bravado of a press release on the eve of a negotiating deadline and seeing a full series underway. This could not yet happen because of the effort involved; that's before the lawyers sink their teeth into this. I am quite sure there would have been exclusivity clauses in the team and track contracts which will make supporting a breakaway series tough to do contractually.
If it does happen though, there may be a place on the grid for the 8 or so teams that didn't make it as new entrants in the FIA/FOM series, including Prodrive/Aston.
June 19, 2009 1:37 pm
Tanya99
Fully support FOTA decision.Those two aged men (with senile decay) have done all their best to annihilate and trample Formula 1!
But now the teams can get all money they earn. They may return to America, Canada,Silverstone and other tracks. And not change rules every year. Probably Michelin may return...
June 19, 2009 2:21 pm
Shiparch
This is excellent news, better racing and more innovation. FOTA is really thinking about the fans and that's were the bottom line rests. The legal fights will be big but we all support FOTA and I am glad they've made this decision.
June 19, 2009 2:47 pm
vertigobike
I absolutely agree with the FOTA?s decision to breakaway from F1. However I agree with Bristol411S3 because it takes hardwork to go from a Press Release to ?the real thing?... not impossible but a lot of hardwork on various issues: legal battle against F1 (who might go to Courts to impeach the New Series) + logistics + rules + homologation (if FIA?s responsible to provide licensing to Circuits and Race Licenses to Pilots who will the New Series overcome that?), etc. Finally, if the New Series becomes reality FOTA has to change their name - from Formula One Teams Association to another acronym - maybe FXTA - Formula X Teams Association! :-) Obrigado
June 19, 2009 4:39 pm
BTB505
on the FIA's responsibility - what is stopping a breakaway from having their own licencing for circuits and drivers? Their own homologation? Surely they have enough knowledge, technology and manpower to create their own niche!!
June 20, 2009 1:33 am
WildMaverick1200
"The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series."
Good!! All of the F1 goodies will be around in the new series. I'm so glad FOTA finally told the old reactionary dudes to shove their budget caps up their butts.
June 19, 2009 5:28 pm
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