Max Mosley has told the world that instead of reaching a compromise with the nine FOTA teams, he thinks they should leave F1:
I say to them: If you want to draw up your own rules, then you can organise your own championship. But we have the Formula 1 championship. We draw up the rules for that. We have been doing that for 60 years and we will continue doing so.
It is difficult to believe that the president of the FIA could seriously be advocating a situation where the governing body’s most successful and popular championship is split into two.
Mario Theissen claims it was Mosley’s suggestion that FOTA place a ‘conditional’ entry to the 2010 championship, which they did last week.
But by agitating for a split Mosley has played into FOTA’s hands. Their argument that the governance of Formula 1 needs reforming has never looked more credible than when Mosley admitted he would rather see F1 split in two than accept that he might not get everything he wants from this debate… Details
I’ve been puzzled about what’s been happening in the FIA-FOTA row since last Friday. All the chatter from FOTA has gone. Now it’s only Max Mosley talking. He’s told the teams to leave and start their own series. But according to a source he’s the one that urged FOTA to file “conditional” entries for the 2010 Formula One campaign.
Mosley probably feels content and confident with his move. Ten or so teams have applied to compete in the 2010 campaign. The only reason they have done so is because of the budget cap. So, Mosley thinks he has the upper hand. He might… but ultimately Flavio Briatore is right, it will be Formula GP3.
Epsilon Euskadi? Superfund? Litespeed?
That’s not Formula One. That’s GP2 or the Indy Racing League. Formula One has always been the pinnacle of …Â Details
Danica Patrick has all the magazine covers.
The fact that she was the most-searched athlete on AOL in 2008 shows she has the fan interest.
Patrick, the biggest name in the IndyCar Series, also has the endorsements and top-flight sponsors.
Now the series’ most recognized driver is getting something even more important to her — the results she’s been seeking since her IndyCar career began in 2005.
“So far we’ve had a really good season,” Patrick said. “We’ve had strong runs. We’ve been working really hard as a team, having a lot of fun and our pit crew has been awesome.” … Details
Formula One leader Jenson Button offered no apologies on Thursday for Brawn GP’s runaway success in a championship that is providing little drama.
Button has won five of the first six races coming into the Turkish Grand Prix to hold a 16-point lead over teammate Rubens Barrichello. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel trails by 28 points in third, 3.5 points more than teammate Mark Webber.
“I think that we’ve achieved a lot this year,†Button said from Istanbul Park Circuit. “Us being quick shouldn’t be a negative either – we’re here to do the best job that we can and that’s what we’ve done. That’s what this sport is all about.â€
Brawn GP has best interpreted the major aerodynamic rule changes for this season, which almost started without …Â Details