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Why The F1 Coup Would Never Happen In NASCAR

Journo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:22:33 +0000

I’ve been watching in anticipation the last few days as the showdown between the Formula One Teams Association and the FIA (Max Mosley) played out. Today we learned FIA President Max Mosley would give in to the teams’ demands to not impose the spending cap and he also agreed not to stand for re-election to [...]

Mosley Gone as Formula 1 Avoids Split

Motorsports FanHouse — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

by Geoffrey Miller

Filed under: Other Racing Series

You get the feeling this is kind of what the renegade Formula 1 teams wanted all along.

Wednesday, F1 and FOTA [Formula One Teams Association] announced that plans from last week for the international racing series to split in 2010 had been halted after a deal between the two was struck.

Terms of the deal -- while not completely released -- include plans for Max Mosley, the righthand man for F1 chief Bernie Eccelstone, to take a backseat and leave the sport entirely at the end of his term in October, in addition to plans to scrap the class-creating plans for financial cutbacks.

Mosley Gone as Formula 1 Avoids Split originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ask The Insiders Wednesday #29

T.C. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:47:46 +0000

As the summer continues to roll along, we have reached the 29th edition of Ask The Insiders Wednesday. These posts continue to gain in popularity every week, and I’ve been told by many of you that ATIW is what you look forward to the most. That’s great to hear, and if you keep sending in [...]

This Time, Formula 1 Split May Be Real

Motorsports FanHouse — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:34:00 +0000

by Geoffrey Miller

Filed under: Other Racing Series

It's been nearly 14 years now since a major auto racing division decided to split and implode itself.

Naturally, that just means it's time for another series -- this time it's Formula One -- to set itself back 20, 30 or maybe 60 years.

Reading, however, the summary released Thursday night by the Formula 1 Teams Association, one could probably argue that FOTA is trying to avoid such a relapse thanks to new rules for the 2010 championship that F1 czars Bernie Eccelstone and Max Mosley have presented.

This Time, Formula 1 Split May Be Real originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:34:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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