How feasible is a breakaway series?

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Who knows...Bernie may side with FOTA :eek: :crazy:

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Interesting twist ...

Indeed...he'll follow the money, it's what he does!

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Indeed...he'll follow the money, it's what he does!

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He has already stated that he is ready to deal with the series if they come out. Bernie is a business man. he is not in FIA . so he will go everywhere he see money

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Originally Posted by race_director

Bernie has made is clear that he will not all present tracks who have contracts with him, to allow the other series to race on it .

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Regardless of who Bernie sides with, would he really have a contractual veto over all other events at those tracks? Seems unlikely to me. Do the MG car club or the 750 motor club have to seek Bernie's approval before they can run at Silverstone? Surely not.

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

It's an interesting proposition.

They have to be sanctioned by the FIA for sporting and safety regulations but technically they can write their own regulations. However, these would still have to be ratified for safety purposes by the FIA and we all know how fair, even handed and unbiased Max is when his nose is out of joint ;)

Similar with the tracks as these need to be FIA approved.

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That is not true.
Just because the FIA says that it should be like that it doesn't mean that it's how it is.

Who is going to stop them running a non-FIA sanctioned race series?!

I think Bernie can decide to Veto venues if they hold a rival series but seeing as the rival series may consist of McLaren, Ferrari, Renault etc, he might be more worried about holding onto these venues for F1.

Whatever happens, I can't see circuits lining up to be blackmailed by FOM any more :D

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Originally Posted by ioan

That is not true.
Just because the FIA says that it should be like that it doesn't mean that it's how it is.

Who is going to stop them running a non-FIA sanctioned race series?!

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Good luck getting insurance cover for a public event which the governing body refuses to sanction. That alone would cripple the chances.

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Originally Posted by race_director

Bernie has made is clear that he will not all present tracks who have contracts with him, to allow the other series to race on it .

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

I think Bernie can decide to Veto venues if they hold a rival series but seeing as the rival series may consist of McLaren, Ferrari, Renault etc, he might be more worried about holding onto these venues for F1.

Whatever happens, I can't see circuits lining up to be blackmailed by FOM any more :D

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Well he might say what he wants.
Maybe he forgot that all the European tracks are allowed to host any races they want, because the EU laws. In fact a couple of years ago the EU Commission did force Bernie to write to all European tracks that they are allowed to host any race series they want.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Good luck getting insurance cover for a public event which the governing body refuses to sanction. That alone would cripple the chances.

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What if the ADAC sanctions it? Or the ACF? Or OEAMTC? Or the ACI?
Any of the national entities can sanction it.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Well he might say what he wants.
Maybe he forgot that all the European tracks are allowed to host any races they want, because the EU laws. In fact a couple of years ago the EU Commission did force Bernie to write to all European tracks that they are allowed to host any race series they want.

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Nice to hear, IF the breakaway is a fact...

But what I don't understand, how much authority does the FIA have over what track owners wan't to do on their tracks? Is it illegal to race without FIA approval or what?