FIA: We will not be held to ransom

Eurosport - Fri, 19 Jun 11:40:00 2009

Formula One's governing body insists it will not be held to ransom by the eight teams threatening to form a breakaway series in a row over the submission of unconditional entries for next season's championship.

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The FIA added that it would publish a revised list of entrants to its championship on Saturday.

"The FIA is disappointed but not surprised by FOTA's inability to reach a compromise in the best interests of the sport," it said, referring to the Ferrari-led Formula One Teams Association's plan to set up their own series.

"It is clear that elements within FOTA have sought this outcome throughout the prolonged period of negotiation and have not engaged in the discussions in good faith," added a statement.

"The FIA cannot permit a financial arms race in the Championship nor can (it) allow FOTA to dictate the rules of Formula One.

It said the deadline for unconditional entries to its championship would expire as planned later on Friday.

FOTA issued a statement at the British Grand Prix saying that BMW-Sauber, Brawn, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso and Toyota would start to prepare for their own championship from 2010.

Former champions Williams and Force India have committed to the FIA championship along with the new Campos, Manor and US F1 teams.

The FIA had set a Friday deadline for the remaining teams to make their entries unconditional or risk exclusion in favour of would-be new competitors.

The eight FOTA teams had submitted entries conditional on the 2010 rules, which include a controversial budget cap, being rewritten and the signing of a new commercial agreement.

Reuters

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  1. POTTER POTTER YOU LITTLE TOAD HAVE RUINED THE TEACHINGS­ OF DECEIT BEHAVIOUR OF MY NEPHEW MARINO FROM PERU, HE­ WAS A PLEASANT BOY AND NOW HATES ALL THAT IS GOOD IN­ THIS WORLD. AND HIS HATRED OF MR HAMILTONS SON IS SO­ EVIDENT IN THAT YOUNG BOYS EYES. WHY HAVE YOU PASSED­ DOWN SO MUCH HATRED.

    From David, on Sat 20 Jun 9:45AM

  2. A negotiated settlement is needed ..... A statement­ from the FiA read

    "Do as we say or­ else!"

    FOTA stick to your guns, Max and the dwarf­ stop whinging and let the teams race the championship­ as the fans and FOTA want it not as you two naughty­ little boys try and dictate.

    So where is the first­ FOTA F1 race ? So we can support Ferrari, Mclaren,­ Brawn and the rest of F1 proper.

    From snakehuts, on Sat 20 Jun 8:36AM

  3. fia are like hungarian polititians:a group of losers­ and SH**HEADS gathered together.f1 should've split­ up 2 years ago.or last year.but especially last year.­ cos bernie and mosley and the rest of fia are STUPID­ BIGHEADED GITS

    From Gedeon, on Sat 20 Jun 6:58AM

  4. Sir Spanksalot and the little munchkin drove this­ elite­ sport into the ground a long time ago! They­ were­ allowed too much power and it went to their­ heads. How­ the hell did Mad Max survive his spanking­ escapades?­ Who else is he in bed with?

    I want the­ Manufacturers­ to create their own series and piss all­ over FIA/F1. I­ loath the way the current sport is­ managed. After 21­ years of watching, this year I­ can't be bothered to­ tune in. It is all favours­ and favourites. Different­ rules and applications for­ different teams and drivers.­ It is manipulation at­ it's worst!

    So to the­ Manufacturers paying­ attention; " PLEASE SAVE THIS­ FINE SPORT OF­ LEGENDS, WE WILL WILL FOLLOW YOU WHERE­ EVER YOU GO, SO­ LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED­ THE FANS AND­ CONTROL GATE PRICES, THAT AN INDEPENDANT­ SET OF­ STEWARDS GO TO EVERY RACE AND APPLY THE SAME SET­ OF­ STANDARDS AND ENSURE NO ONE PERSON CAN DICTATE THE­­ SPORT LIKE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED"!

    From bad sales, on Sat 20 Jun 5:09AM

  5. in max favourite middle east believe they have­ solution for sex pervert offenders

    buried in the­ sand then friends neighbours etc gather round to throw­ stones till movement ceases ..?

    From pitcrew66, on Sat 20 Jun 1:32AM

  6. Jbos,lol!

    From wizzo, on Fri 19 Jun 11:27PM

  7. STOP PRESS...Bernie Ecclestone and Max Moseley both in­ hospital.
    Apparently Bernie stepped off a kerb at­ Silverstone and his parachute failed to open, causing­ him to hit his 8rse on the kerb, unfortunately his­ passenger,Max Moseley received head injuries!

    From justblowinoffsteam., on Fri 19 Jun 11:22PM

  8. No one wants to hold you to ransom Max but millions of­ fans want you to GO!

    From wizzo, on Fri 19 Jun 11:06PM

  9. Too much EGO, too much money, too much talk. Too­ little­ fun, too little sportsmanship, too little­ wisdom.
    For­ goodness sake there are millions of people­ starving out­ there in the real world and these­ pampered fanatics are­ squabbling over how much money­ they can spend on ­ racing a bloody car around a­ sodding track.

    SHAME on­ them all!!!!!

    From pop, on Fri 19 Jun 10:07PM

  10. "FIA: We will not be held to ransom"
    okay­ practice what you preach

    From paul t, on Fri 19 Jun 8:26PM

  11. Of course you won't be held to ransom! Are you­ really too stupid to realise that without the top teams­ you might as well give up & go back to your­ fetishes? The teams hold all the cards. With the few­ you have left, you might as well hold pedal car races­ round my back garden!

    From Alan P, on Fri 19 Jun 7:18PM

  12. FOTA shoul act now!!! Start preparing the next year­ championship right now!!
    99 percent of fans will stick­ with FOTA in whatever they decide to do.No matter what­ name they have to use ("TOP FORMULA" will be­ nice).
    Let Bernie and Max start their own "LOW­ COST GOLF-CART FIA CHAMPIONSHIP" where they can­ include MR.BEAN as one of the top drivers!!!
    As long as­ FOTA keep their drivers, their cars, and technology,­ they will always be the real formula one...or "top­ formula" as I said before.

    From willypapun, on Fri 19 Jun 6:59PM

  13. Max, having played with a loaded gun in his pocket for­ the last 5 years is about to get the best result he­ possibly could under these circumstances.He will shoot­ himself in the foot.Failing that he will shoot himself­ in the @#$%, and hopefully the bullet will pass through­ Bernies head at the same time.End of.

    From justblowinoffsteam., on Fri 19 Jun 6:36PM

  14. Bye Bye Bernie - YEA!

    From jlwhiteoak, on Fri 19 Jun 6:34PM

  15. @#$% off FAI

    From Tempoe, on Fri 19 Jun 6:29PM

  16. Exactly what could he sue for he said if thet did not­ like it they could go off & start there own series­ they are therefore only doing what he said they could

    From mark, on Fri 19 Jun 6:13PM

  17. how Many years did the FOTA was held up for Ransom Max­ and Bernie you tell them where to go they have NO SAY­ SO all the TEAMS want to GO to NORTH AMERICA and Bernie­ says NO WAY! the FOTA needs to Tell F1 to go and find­ other Team that will Live by those dumb rules!

    From raiders1, on Fri 19 Jun 6:04PM

  18. Even though I Can't tell whether this breakaway­ series will be successful, it's high time the FIA­ and ecclestone be shown the door for their dictatorship­ and exploitation which saw the sport lose out on many­ things like money, sponsors, fans. Atleast now they­ will be the ones begging crying for mercy.

    From asteandric, on Fri 19 Jun 5:57PM
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    larsonrc41 wake up and smell the coffee the fota teams­ are not underwriten by the big car companies they are­ underwriten by us the tax payers when they all came cap­ in hand for money.
    The big car manufactures say poor us­ then blow it on unlimited spending in F1.
    Still looks­ like Ferrari, red bull and Torros rosso will have other­ things to blow it on like the massive damadges claims­ they will have to pay for breach of contract perhaps if­ we are realy lucky it will mean the bankrupcty of­ Ferrari now that would be realy nice

    From Demo, on Fri 19 Jun 5:19PM

  20. FIA. RIP

    From paul t, on Fri 19 Jun 5:04PM
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