Breaking news: FOTA to form breakaway F1 Championship!

rypt said:
I disagree, FOTA should let Silverstone host F1 next year as well - there are still British teams involved in what would be a FOTA-less F1 - let them have a home GP as well.
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If it splits f1 wont survive. No teams, no suppliers, hardly any drivers and hardly any sponsors.
 
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http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=38246

Um, I "hope" that is just pitpass trying to make a story out of nothing.
 
rypt said:
I disagree, FOTA should let Silverstone host F1 next year as well - there are still British teams involved in what would be a FOTA-less F1 - let them have a home GP as well.
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Nope, i think Silverstone should tell Bernie the money grabbing wee **** to shove it, and let him go get another half full Grand prix where nobody is interested, a la Turkey.
 
JUMPURS said:
It will be like A1GP, with their single engine supplier etc.

And we all know how many folk watch A1GP.
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I'd watch it if it wasn't on Sky (Sports) and had a good commentary team and decent pre-show

JUMPURS said:
Nope, i think Silverstone should tell Bernie the money grabbing wee **** to shove it, and let him go get another half full Grand prix where nobody is interested, a la Turkey.
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Perhaps, was interesting to hear the fans in the BBC pre-show saying how they don't want to go to Donny.
 
rypt said:
I'd watch it if it wasn't on Sky (Sports) and had a good commentary team and decent pre-show
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It was on BBC yesterday during the practice that something like 20k folk watch A1GP in the UK, compared to millions that watch F1.
 
rypt said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HaUkh7X9X0

:D

EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=TeXatquVqAc
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meh.


Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and your O.K.
Money it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team
Money get back
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off my stack.
Money it's a hit
Don't give me that do goody good bull****
I'm in the hi-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear jet
Money it's a crime
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Money so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're
giving none away

"HuHuh! I was in the right!"
"Yes, absolutely in the right!"
"I certainly was in the right!"
"You was definitely in the right. That geezer was cruising for a bruising!"
"Yeah!"
"Why does anyone do anything?"
"I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!"
"I was just telling him, he couldn't get into number 2. He was asking
why he wasn't coming up on freely, after I was yelling and
screaming and telling him why he wasn't coming up on freely.
It came as a heavy blow, but we sorted the matter out"
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JUMPURS said:
Bernie breaking ranks with Max?

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5390582,00.html

He must be seeing the writing on the wall
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Alternatively, from today's Observer Sport
Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley continue their familiar act

Oon Friday night Max Mosley let it be known that, in his view, the endangered race might well return to the old Northamptonshire bomber base next year. "I think the chance of there not being a British Grand Prix next year is very small," he said. "My personal view – it's not for me to decide – is that it's highly probable it will be at Silverstone."

His words, uttered with a silky casualness, directly contradicted the frequently expressed opinion of the man who does make the decision. Bernie Ecclestone, his accomplice of 40 years, has repeatedly stated that his decision to give the race to Donington Park for the next 10 years excludes the remotest possibility of returning to Silverstone. Ecclestone has emphasised that if Donington's promoters prove unable to fund the £100m of work necessary to host a round of the world championship, the British Grand Prix will disappear from the calendar – for a year at least, and perhaps for ever.

So, on the face of it (which is never the best way to approach Formula One politics), this looked like another example of Mosley and Ecclestone taking divergent routes in order to achieve an unchanging common objective: the preservation of their autocratic control of the sport.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/21/british-grand-prix-silverstone-richard-williams
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Ross Brawn said earlier today that FOTA was pressing ahead with the arrangements for its own series rather than trying to resume talks with the FIA.

"The decision has been made by FOTA," said the Brawn team boss. "FOTA now has to press ahead with its ideas and plans, we can't wait until January and decide which way it is going to go. As each day passes, and each week passes then the options for a reconciliation will reduce."
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76425


Brawn also revealed that FOTA will start holding meetings next week to decide on the technical regulations for the new series.

"Those meetings start next week and we will arrive at a technical specification that we think offers the best racing and is cost effective," he said. "Things start next week and we will start to put some more detail to the proposal."
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http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5394457,00.html
 
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Obviously dude... I bet most of the teams are already a few months into developing their next car (I certainly hope McLaren are after today's performance!).

Su
 
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