Well the Formula One crisis seems to be getting worse with both FIA and FOTA not giving an inch. FOTA, in the wee hours of the morning have announced that they will be lanching a breakaway series. FOTA includes eight of the ten Formula One teams barring Force India and Williams. This really seems to be a problem between Max Mosley on one side and FOTA on the other. The teams accepting to a $40mn budget cap is ridiculous and the teams are surely serious about their threat unless some major changes are made.
The one man who seems to be stuck in the middle of this is Bernie Eccelstone. If this does happen it will be his second divorce in a year!! However Eccelstone seems to be favouring Mosley instead of FOTA right now. I guess Mosley is still seething over the Nazi-gate affair and is still blaming the teams for it. But I guess the big question is can FOTA actually pull off a breakaway championship.
Well for one thing they seem to have all the drivers on their side. Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Felipe Massa have no hesitation in committing to the breakaway series and will gladly join the teams. Their argument is quite simple - What makes F1 so unique is the fact that it is so technologically advanced compared to the other racing categories. Setting up the Breakaway series is no easy task and it will take a huge effort to outdo what Eccelstone has done. But if anyone can do it, these teams can considering their experience. What I believe will be crucial is to sort out the sponsorship and TV rights. Or they could hire Lalit Modi to do it for them considering this man has done it for the IPL two years in a row with alarming success. I do believe this is all possible but we will have to wait and see if FOTA do actually go ahead with this series.
What will F1 be without McLaren and Ferrari? That is a thought which might just become a reality soon...uw4r8iqtfh
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