End of the breakaway threat
November 15th, 2006
As reported in the Financial Times today, it looks like a Concorde Agreement mark two is on the verge of signing. The GPMA teams have agreed to sign up to the package. No details have been released, and if it’s anything like the previous agreement we’ll spend the next 10 years speculating about what it contains.
The FT said that in the future, discussions about F1’s rules would take place with manufacturers at main board level.
I wonder how this squares with Max’s ambition to make F1 more friendly for privateers?
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1. bluenose | November 15th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Earlier this year Montezemollo claimed fairly vehemently that Ferrari was not a “manufacturer”. So, does the above italicized comment mean to suggest that Ferrari won’t be included in the discussions about F1’s rules?
Or, looking at this in a different light, given that the agreement discussed above seems explicitly to involve the current GPMA companies, does that mean Ferrari has its own separate agreement with the FIA for rule-making?
2. Marc | November 15th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Ah yes the future of F1….
High tech create engines that have been frozen from further development, more “ecco-friendly” so they may run on fermented goats milk (organic of course) and Bridgestone won’t be clear cutting any rubber plantations in the future.
Paddock tyre warmers will be wrapped around more silicone and plastic then all the Brolly Girls combined.
What was that Mad Max was saying about F1 staying “relevant” in the 21st century?
3. Roy Madden | November 15th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Not to forget the stored energy systems which use all those insects previously squashed against the drivers visor to provide extra boost when overtaking - apparently..
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