The Formula One Teams Association could form a breakaway series if its conditional entry for next season’s championship is rejected by governing body FIA.
FOTA said on Friday at the Turkish Grand Prix that it wasn’t “bluffing†over the possible threat, describing it as a “worst case scenario†in the standoff over budget caps and other changes for next year.
“What we are asking is reasonable,†FOTA vice chairman John Howett said. “Should the entries be rejected we need to sit down and discuss next steps. We do have a number of scenarios and scenario planning, and the worst case scenario would be to have to establish our own series.â€
LONG POND, Pa. — Sprint Cup points leader Tony Stewart will start from the pole for the Pocono 500 after rain washed out qualifying at Pocono Raceway on Friday.
Jeff Gordon will start second in Sunday’s 500-mile race, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman.
Stewart hopes to build on what so far has been …Â Details
General Motors Corp. has a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand to former race car driver and dealership group owner Roger Penske.
Penske would get Saturn’s dealership network, which consistently has scored highly in customer satisfaction surveys for its no-haggle policy. There are about 400 Saturn dealers nationwide.
Penske has said his company, Penske Automotive Group Inc. of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is interested in the Saturn brand and intended to make an offer.
Penske Automotive Group also distributes …Â Details