Breakaway off

**Alfa Fan** · 24th June 2009, 12:24

Just been announced that the breakaway series is off.

**ArrowsFA1** · 24th June 2009, 12:27

An agreement has been reached between Formula 1's governing body and the teams to prevent a breakaway series, says FIA president Max Mosley. The two parties had been engulfed in a bitter row over planned budgetary and technical changes for the new season.
But it appears a resolution has not been found, with Mosley agreeing not to stand for re-election as part of the deal "now there is peace," he said.
More to follow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8116756.stm

**Mark** · 24th June 2009, 12:40

Mosley has fallen on his sword then!

**ArrowsFA1** · 24th June 2009, 12:42

Perhaps we'd best wait and see the detail...

**Knock-on** · 24th June 2009, 12:43

Blimey, this is a shock.... NOT!

With Max moving aside, the sport can move forward.

**skm** · 24th June 2009, 12:45

FIA, FOTA ward off F1 breakaway threatJune 24, 2009 - 9:39PM .
Formula One's world governing body the FIA and the F1 teams association FOTA agreed Wednesday there will be no parallel championship next season following talks in Paris to ward off a threatened breakaway.

The accord followed a meeting of 120 members of the FIA and came in the wake of weeks of bitter rowing between the two bodies which centred on proposed tough spending limits from next season.

FIA president Max Mosley will now step aside, declaring: "I will not be up for re-election now we have peace."

Ahead of the meeting, Mosley had insisted that he would not step down as part of the price of any potential agreement and might seek re-election as head of world motor sport.

The 69-year-old Briton had been under pressure amid the disagreements emanating from the proposed budget cuts.

The Paris meeting was a clear-the-air opportunity for member clubs to hear from F1 teams about their plan to break away from the FIA and set up a rival series, a proposal which had led the FIA to prepare a legal claim against FOTA.

Writs against Ferrari and FOTA - which also includes McLaren, BMW Sauber, Renault, Toyota, Red Bull Racing, Toro Rosso and Brawn GP - had been due to be served on Monday, but the FIA held back pending Wednesday's meeting.

**ArrowsFA1** · 24th June 2009, 12:55

More on the BBC now - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8116756.stm

**AndyRAC** · 24th June 2009, 13:02

Boo, hiss.....

**I am evil Homer** · 24th June 2009, 13:07

Well there's a surprise....not. Still if it means a return to sensible debate around technical regulations and that odious er Max leaving I'm feeling slightly more positive.