If your a follower of the popular motorsport series Formula One, you'd probably know by now that the sport is dying. Fast. The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) has revealed a plan to break off from the current series, Formula One, and form their own. Whether or not this will happen is still unclear, as are details of this new series. The FOTA has, however, stressed that the change will be smooth and the new series geared for fans of F1.
While we'd all prefer Formula One to regain some stable state after the shake up season that is currently in progress, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, who are essentially Formula One management) disagree and are planning on even more changes for next season. They plan to put a budget cap on teams starting in 2010, along with several other changes to make the sport more 'cost effective.' The FOTA, on the other hand, are unhappy with the proposed changes and want things to return to a steady state, as do most of the fans. In an attempt to reason with the FIA, they proposed a discussion of changes to the ideas for next season. To this, the FIA agreed; but only if the FOTA teams agree to enter next season unconditionally. This, in turn, spwaned the breakoff league proposal which seems to have been in the works for a while now.
As it stands now, if the split were to actually happen, the eight FOTA teams and sixteen drivers (assuming they stuck with two drivers each) would enter into the new breakoff league, and Formula One, if it were to continue, would have the two current non-FOTA teams and the three confirmed newcomers for next season. At two drivers a piece, there would be another ten drivers in what would still be Formula One.
However, at this point it is still unclear if the breakaway league will succeed, as the FIA has taken legal action against those teams involved. As well, more teams and drivers could enter either leagues, and the 'governing structure' of the new league is still unknown, but expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
So, maybe we'll wake up on Sunday intime for the British Grand Prix and find that all this has 'blown over' and Formula One is back to usual. Or maybe not.
While we'd all prefer Formula One to regain some stable state after the shake up season that is currently in progress, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, who are essentially Formula One management) disagree and are planning on even more changes for next season. They plan to put a budget cap on teams starting in 2010, along with several other changes to make the sport more 'cost effective.' The FOTA, on the other hand, are unhappy with the proposed changes and want things to return to a steady state, as do most of the fans. In an attempt to reason with the FIA, they proposed a discussion of changes to the ideas for next season. To this, the FIA agreed; but only if the FOTA teams agree to enter next season unconditionally. This, in turn, spwaned the breakoff league proposal which seems to have been in the works for a while now.
As it stands now, if the split were to actually happen, the eight FOTA teams and sixteen drivers (assuming they stuck with two drivers each) would enter into the new breakoff league, and Formula One, if it were to continue, would have the two current non-FOTA teams and the three confirmed newcomers for next season. At two drivers a piece, there would be another ten drivers in what would still be Formula One.
However, at this point it is still unclear if the breakaway league will succeed, as the FIA has taken legal action against those teams involved. As well, more teams and drivers could enter either leagues, and the 'governing structure' of the new league is still unknown, but expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
So, maybe we'll wake up on Sunday intime for the British Grand Prix and find that all this has 'blown over' and Formula One is back to usual. Or maybe not.
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