FIA unmoved by teams’ breakaway plans
Teams announce intention to form breakaway Early on Friday morning, the FIA issued a statement insisting it is unmoved by eight major formula one teams’ plans to set up a rival series. The Paris body,...
View ArticleBreakaway will quash official F1 – Whitmarsh
F1 isolation risk worries Williams Martin Whitmarsh on Friday indicated that the FIA’s official F1 world championship will wither if FOTA successfully establishes a breakaway series. Conspicuously...
View ArticleEcclestone to also sue FOTA teams
Breakaway hopes for more than eight teams Bernie Ecclestone will shortly also commence legal action against rebel formula one teams threatening to set up a breakaway series. The governing FIA on Friday...
View ArticleRosberg would leave Williams for breakaway
Abu Dhabi wants ‘breakaway’ race Nico Rosberg on Saturday suggested that, without a solution to F1’s political crisis, Williams will likely lose its main driver ahead of the 2010 season. The...
View ArticleDonington to pull plug amid breakaway
If Donington is not ready for next year’s grand prix, Silverstone will be Donington would consider cancelling its contract to host the next 17 British grands prix if the major teams break away, the...
View ArticleWilliams sceptical of breakaway plans
“We have a niche in F1″ -Williams Sir Frank Williams is sceptical the FOTA teams will carry through their threat to establish an alternate series. His Grove based outfit broke ranks with the rebel...
View ArticleBrawn says FIA could run breakaway series
2010 Brawn deal unlikely for Virgin – Branson In an odd twist to F1’s political crisis, Ross Brawn on Sunday indicated that FOTA may demand that the FIA acts as the regulatory body for the breakaway...
View ArticleHockenheim eyes breakaway, but not Singapore
Ecclestone’s contract with Singapore runs through 2012 While FOTA gets ready to work out a calendar for its breakaway series, it seems increasingly unlikely that many current venues will be able to...
View ArticleProst ponders FOTA’s breakaway chances
Eyes turn to WMSC for crisis solution Former quadruple world champion Alain Prost has denied the claims of formula one powerbrokers that the eight FOTA teams will struggle to establish a rival...
View ArticleHockenheim says no to 2010 German GP
Surfer’s ‘interested’ in F1 breakaway At a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, it was decided that the city of Hockenheim will no longer host the German grand prix. “We will not be the promoters any...
View ArticleMosley on warpath, FOTA breakaway back on menu
Renewed F1 war would be ‘disaster’ – Horner Far from peace in our time, furious Max Mosley on Friday suggested FOTA’s plans for a breakaway series may be back on. On Wednesday in Paris, FOTA chairman...
View ArticleFOTA denies breakaway back on track
We need stability, we need peace Max Mosley on Friday suggested F1’s new peace may a short-lived, with FOTA to possibly resurrect plans for a breakaway series. The teams alliance, however, did not...
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