Breakaway series is go!

First, I want to say that while I never supported the idea of a new championship, I think that FOTA could not have stayed with F1 any longer. FIA proved that it wants artificial slow and cheap series like the WTCC or F2. Both are incredibly dull in my opinion. Also, contrary to woody and yoda, I don't care about campos, manor or whatever effort the new F1 has. It is one thing to beat the established teams, like Ross Brawn did, sacrificing the last two seasons. It is quite another when the rules are changed to be comfortable for the nobodies. I will NOT watch a Formula One championship without Ross, Ferrari, McLaren or Renault or without Kimi, Fernando or Jenson. I wish all the worst luck to the Formula One Remnant, to the crazy sadistic pervert Max Mosley, who did all to create dull spec series, kudos for ruining my favorite sport, you old scum. Same for the greedy ugly midget Bernie.
Then again I would have preferred the FOTA teams to enter Le Mans racing as I would have loved to see a Ferrari LMP 1 car. Still, from what I know Dorna may organize the new series and they will likely do a good job. I wish the new series, if it comes to that, best luck. But FOTA should not come back to F1 until Max, Bernie and the corrupted, fascist way the FIA is governed, are gone.

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Originally Posted by woody2goody

It's amazing how snobbish a lot of people are about the new teams. How do you think McLaren, Ferrari, etc started?

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I would bet the new teams would be more than welcome in the FOTA series! They might even get help with customer chassis, engines, and other components.

i also thinking that NICO, FISI, SUTIL and KAZUKI will also jump to the other boat if they get a chance.

I wonder if flavio will carry Nelson with him to new series.

does it also mean that all existing contracts will null and viod. so we can see a lot of jumbling going around in the new series. i would to see SATO back

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Originally Posted by Cozzie

What will happen for the remainder of 08?

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Lewis Hamilton will win the 2008 Drivers' World Championship in an incredible final lap at Interlagos but I don't think we should be worrying about 2008 right now :p :

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Originally Posted by F1boat

First, I want to say that while I never supported the idea of a new championship, I think that FOTA could not have stayed with F1 any longer..

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I agree. While a split may be a big risk, it has to be better than life under Max's dictatorial iron fist! Sort of a parallel with what's happening in Iran at the moment?

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Originally Posted by race_director

I wonder if flavio will carry Nelson with him to new series.

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Nelsinho could stay and be 2010 WDC in the FIA's F3+ series. ;)

Also nothing stopping other teams from joining FOTA. I would expect FOTA to welcome more teams.
Should FOTA's rules allow diesels, in say 2011, maybe Audi and/or Peugeot.
Maybe Aston Martin next year.

I can see this being yet more posturing and bargaining.

Max will say "go on then, close the door on your way out" then wait until the teams have wasted millions on setting up their new championship; only to invite them back to F1 with a few compromises for 2010.

This is typical Max, and I grudgingly admire his M.O.: make ludicrous demands, refuse to compromise, take it to the brink, then appear to compromise - ending up with what he wanted at the first place and making the teams look like the bad guys.

Part of me hopes this new series goes ahead - but I'm 99% sure a compromise will be found.

You are right, Dave, and that's why F1 teams should not come back to FIA until the crazy fascist is gone.

I hope no compromise is found. Bernie and Max are poisoning F1. If you look at the WRC just a few short years ago it was in a great position and now it's nothing. For F1 to survive in spirit this needs to happen.