All Posts Tagged With: "FOM"
Daily Debate: Is It Acceptable For Teams To Miss Races?
Up until very recently, missing a grand prix was considered to be one of Formula One’s greatest sins and frowned upon by the sport’s commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone. The repercussions of such tardiness were often met with huge fines, and as teams that missed races in the past were usually doing so due to [...]
New Points System For 2010
The FIA have announced that a new points system will be implemented for the 2010 season, increasing the points awarded to each position and extending the award to the top-ten finishers. The F1 Commission, made up of key members of Formula One and chaired by Bernie Ecclestone, proposed the change to reflect the increased number [...]
New Concorde Agreement Signed
The FIA have announced the long awaited Concorde Agreement – which will run until the end of 2012 – has now been signed by the teams and current FIA president Max Mosley. The agreement concludes a long battle between FOTA and the FIA that at times, threatened to rip the sport apart. While the deal [...]
Ferrari Clearly Want To Stay, But Also Want It On Their Terms
In a follow up to my previous post about the FIA and FOTA failing to reach an agreement over the proposed 2010 regulations that will see a voluntary £40m budget cap introduced, I thought I would take a moment to try and decipher Ferrari’s angle on this affair. Without doubt Ferrari are to Formula One [...]
FIA, FOTA & FOM Fail To Reach Compromise Over 2010 Rules
The current Formula One teams, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone met today in a Heathrow hotel to discuss the intended 2010 budget cap rule. In the past week, five teams including Ferrari and both Red Bull squads said they wouldn’t compete in next year’s championship if the current proposals for a two-tier formula remained. The [...]
Whining Flavio Briatore Won’t Drop The Diffuser Issue
Ever one to speak his mind and certainly not afraid to rock the establishment every now and then, Renault boss Flavio Briatore has voiced his disproval of the FIA International Court of Appeal’s decision that deems the ‘double-diffuser’ legal. While preparing for the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday, Briatore hit out at Ross Brawn and [...]
F1 Rocks With Universal Deal
Formula One Management has signed a deal with Universal, the music company, which will see the inauguration of some special music concerts and television programmes. At the moment, details on this are a little thin, but the announcement is quite interesting. The concerts are planned to take place at the grands prix and will be [...]
FOTA Announce Proposals For Formula One’s Future
The Formula One Teams’ Association outlined today their proposals for the future of Formula One. FOTA are a new body, set up last year to collectively voice their concerns regarding Formula One in a unified and professional manner. Previously, it was nigh-on impossible to get the team chiefs to agree on anything, but with the [...]
