Breakaway series is go!

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Originally Posted by ioan

Or he bought a shotgun and he's hunting down Max! :D

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Or, perhaps we will read in the papers that they are still looking for the back of Bernie's head.......

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

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.

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I hope you are right. I just can't see a FOTA series working. They think the teams is all they need?

They've got the teams and drivers. But they haven't got a TV deal, certainly in the UK they won't get one with the BBC, and very unlikely with ITV too. They'll be stuck on a digital channel somewhere.

They haven't got contracts with the circuits, sure, there are other F1 standard tracks out there, but not *that* many, and certainly not enough for a full race series on alternative tracks, as I'm sure the FIA will enforce their contracts with F1.

I'm hoping this will be like the premiership in the UK. Where basically all the top teams declared that they wanted no more to do with the FA and set up their own championship. Only for the FA to back down and sanction the new league.

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Originally Posted by yodasarmpit

How long before FOTA collapses??
They have, in their eyes, a common enemy at the moment and that's what holds them together.
When they are the ones running the sport week in and week out it'll be a different matter.
Can you just imagine the in fighting between the teams if they are running the show between them, sheer madness.

Next season is certainly going to be interesting, that's for sure.
I wish both series well, if it does in fact happen.

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It was ALWAYS either MAX or BERNIE that were ruling by divide. WIth them gone, I am sure it will be fierce rivalry on the track, very civilised off it....

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Originally Posted by VkmSpouge

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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That's incredible!!!!! can you give me this weeks lottery numbers please, hey if I win more than £30 Mill maybe I'll start my own team :)

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Originally Posted by Mark

They've got the teams and drivers. But they haven't got a TV deal, certainly in the UK they won't get one with the BBC, and very unlikely with ITV too. They'll be stuck on a digital channel somewhere.

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actually FOTA has announced that the series is Free to AIR, i am jumping now. i see a future where i can see the new series live in atleast 3-4 channels at the same time where i live . in short i would not miss the action even during the commercial break, i can switch channels and watch live action.

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Originally Posted by Spoonbender

That's incredible!!!!! can you give me this weeks lottery numbers please, hey if I win more than £30 Mill maybe I'll start my own team :)

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And you'll have a great chance of winning the 2010 WCC in F3+! ;)

[quote="Mark"] as I'm sure the FIA will enforce their contracts with F1.

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Not sure these will be enforceable - surely the contracts will have clauses defining what the FIA are supposed to bring to the circuit? Without the big teams, it's not the show the circuits signed up for.

Similarly the money to pay the FIA fees is not going to be there because the spectator income will be way down.

Lots of legal mess to look forward to .. that or a climbdown by the FIA.

Either FIA and FOTA should put all the problem on one table with enough faith and trust and should not relegate respect against role of any of them to enhance more fruitful agreement reached covering all of their interest on the continuity of the sport.

I think FIA will extend more grace period for the date of filling, a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation, range from a number of minutes to a number of days or longer, during which the best compromise is mutually being discussed to produce decision benefiting all parties FIA, FOTA, and teams.

Funny that there's no mention of this on the "Official Website," formulaone.com! Maybe it hasn't sunk in yet?

ultimately i want to see one F1 with the best drivers and teams, without Max and preferabley without the imballanced commercial terms for terms, the only differences there should be prize money (which should be substantial)

if this acheives that goal then i'm happy, i'd be intrigued to see how this turns out.

i think FOTA could get this off the ground, i can't belive that they've only just started to work on this, they must have statements of intention with circuits, sponsors, suppliers etc to be able to retain this as a credible threat.

circuits should not be a problem, there are plenty of circuits up to standard not on the current F1 roster, and some of the newbies will not want to be ploughing all the money into new tracks to be left with teh FIA's no-mark championship.

i fully expect, if the breakaway comes to fruition, that a couple of the new teams not currently on the F1 list wil jump too - prodrive, Lola seem obvious, but also why not the Superfund, Lotus and others.

F1 (FIA) will be left with no major drivers (see ya Nico), no engines other than cosworth (have they the capacity to provide 10+teams) and probably not even a full grid.

all the power seems to be on FOTA's side, and whilst i may not agree entirely with the way they have gone about things i fully agree with the motives.

i just hope that FOTA 1 gets a free to air TV contract and that CVC/F1/Bernie/Max get shafted by their current contracts by not supplying the sport they are contracted to and are ball deep in debt to provide.

finally i'd like to see Ron Dennis back in some role, all friendly with the Ferrari guys, if only to lay a Cleveland Steamer on Max's chest! ;)