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| the other ct |
2010 F1 Entry Listhttp://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacen.../2009/Pages/f1_2010_entrants.aspxNo Prodrive/Aston Martin Does anyone know if the MANOR GRAND PRIX are entry by Manor Motorsport? Strange to think of a F1 team based in Rotherham! |
| Mike Amos |
I noticed that the red cars are not 'conditionally entered', so much for all the noise of a few weeks ago....... |
| DaveGibson |
Ferrari have a contract with the FIA until 2012 (according to the FIA) so they must have an entry. Toro Rosso use their engines so they must have an entry and Red Bull have the same ownership as TR so they must have an entry. According to Ferrari, the FIA have broken the very contract which has ensured their entry. |
| Eff One |
Very surprised not to see Prodrive on the list.
Ferrari have already stated that they won't compete under the current conditions in 2010. So the willy-waving continues... |
| Big TC |
If there are 26 cars on the grid next year, I will, as stated before, eat my hat. And I will post pics of me doing it. |
| Eff One |
Hmm. I had thought that this was rumbling towards some sort of resolution. But the reports this week - FIA and FOTA slinging mud at each other - points to a shitstorm of gargantuan scale. There is now a very real possibility that the manufacturers will walk away and F1 as we know it will cease to exist at the end of 2009.
The full FIA statement on their dealings with FOTA makes very interesting reading (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76254) as does their case for the budget cap. I've been against the idea because I think it will be impossible to police, but the way it's put here does actually make sense. Until you realise two things: 1. The manufacturers spend very little of their own money on F1 - Ferrari spend none at all - so a budget cap would save them nothing while limiting their competitiveness. 2. It is not part of the FIA's remit to involve itself in commercial affairs. I tend to be optimistic on F1 political shenanigans but I can't see this ending well. |