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Re: [Auto] The End of F1?!
»sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slu···ype=lgns
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SILVERSTONE, England(AP)—Formula One intends to sue the eight teams that announced plans for a rival series next season - the biggest crisis to engulf the sport since the championship began in 1950.
The governing body accused the Formula One Teams Association of “serious violations of law.” The breakaway came after Ferrari, championship leader Brawn GP and six other teams failed to resolve a dispute over the introduction of a budget cap for next season.
“The actions of FOTA as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law, including willful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari’s legal obligations and a grave violation of competition law,” the organization said in a statement.
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The ruling body, known as FIA, has delayed publishing the final entry list for the 2010 season. It said it will begin legal proceedings “without delay.”
FIA president Max Mosley is trying to prevent the departure of Ferrari, which has participated since that inaugural series, Brawn GP, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso.
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Warzau
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clubs: | The plot thickens, You know who the fans will side with. This one is a dozy, the manufacturers have really deep pockets. To boot piss off Fota, Max is a moron. |
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bjf123
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| said by Warzau  :The plot thickens, You know who the fans will side with. This one is a dozy, the manufacturers have really deep pockets. To boot piss off Fota, Max is a moron. Yep. Without Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, et.al., F1 is dead. Most fans will not show up to watch Williams, Force India, USF1, etc., race.
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Warzau
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clubs: | For all the talk Max is saying that they will reach a agreement FOTA says it's too late.
»www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=46234 |
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bjf123
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| I think it's just more posturing. I saw somewhere that Bernie is now in favor of dropping the budget caps. He knows that F1 needs Ferrari, and to a lesser extent McLaren and the others. I still think they'll work something out. There's a meeting of some sort on Wednesday with the World Motor Sport Council. Maybe if they throw Max out, things can move forward.
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