It might not however be on the grid for 2010, as they are one of a number of teams who have made conditional entries.

Interestingly the FIA have accepted unconditional entries from Ferrari, Toro Rosso and Red Bull on the basis they believe they have a watertight contract for the teams to participate in 2010, irrespective of what the teams themselves may be saying.

Brinkmanship by FIA and FOTA. The deadline is 17th June apparently, and all parties are trying not to lose face.

It will be interesting to see how the 3 new teams fair next season.

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This is going to be interesting...

I'll be at the Grand Prix sunday as part of the main sponsors party, looking forward to it.

Is Formula 1 going boobs up ? It looks like it if the top teams have taken their stuff and decided to go elsewhere but as the FIA own a lot of tracks they could be in trouble by not having nowhere to race.

I'm sure there'll be plenty of tracks that would become available, all the major money pullers Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and now Braun are all wanting out, F1 wouldn't be able to compete.

It might not be a bad thing, it'd mean we'd see/hear less of Moseley/Eccelstone and their egos.

If - and it's still a big if - the proposed breakaway does happen, then Bernie Ecclestone will be left with a series featuring Williams, Force India and the three new teams plus anyone else who fancies joining in.

I can't see his commercial partners being too impressed with that in terms of pulling power, particularly if a rival series does get off the ground staging races in the same countries as F1.

Bernie and Max/FIA must be pooing themselves now

All Ecclestone will do is reduce the amount of money given to the teams for the commercial rights if that income drops.

He won't take a hit out of his own pocket, that's for sure.

Take out those teams and Nico Rosberg is leading the world championship with 11.5 points.




It'll be interesting to see the next move, particularly from the FIA.

Max Mosley is hoping to thrash out a solution.



Hackney carriage over here, please...

They might as well pack up and go home if that happens.

F1 is now officially a farce.

If mad Max had been kicked out of the FIA last year after the Nazi stuff all this wouldn't have happened and now it looks like it could go the way of the IRL in the states that split into 2 and has never recovered from it even though it is back to 1 series.

His private life is nothing to do with his ability to run F1. What he does in his private life is nothing to do with F1.

we are very worried about the f1 race in melbourne

Surely the FIA realise that F1 wouldn't be the same without the big teams?

Personally, I see the only solution is for Mosley and co. to drop the proposed budget cap. I see no reason for it for its introduction anyway.

Hamilton plays a blinder again

19th. I could walk faster than that.

That current McLaren is shocking and its obvious now he's looking towards next season (if there is a next season)......
Shame for the Champ but he'll really appreciate a good car the next time he gets one!

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Hamilton did not even have much fuel on board. Decent showing by both Williams for a change. Ferrari pretty duff again.

I never said it had anything to do with his ability to run the FIA but the teams have wanted him out for a long while and they could have used it as an excuse and taken a stand to get rid.

But you did mention that if he'd been kicked out after the Nazi stuff.....

Moseley was supposed to have gone a while back I believe but is sticking around but he'll not be around for ever just like Bernie Ecclestone.

This news is very unsavoury and reminds of a stink kicked up from the 1982 San Marino GP and to quote James Hunt from the BBC's coverage of that race (see youtube F1 politics explained) "this could be the last nail of a coffin which has quite a lot in already."

All this caused because Ferrari (quel surpris) have had a bad season, has not taken a rule change too lightly and rounded everyone else up and we have the very serious threat of no championship next year.

On the other hand, Mosely and his lap dog Ecclestone are getting what's been coming to them for years because of their constant meddling, very unfair on the teams, the drivers and the millions of fans.

So to sumerraise:

MOSELY - YOU ARE A DISASTER!
ECCLETSONE - YOU ARE A EVEN WORSE!
AS FOR FERRARI AND CO - I'M OUT OF SPEECH WITH THEM!