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Alle Formel-1-Insider hier werden sicherlich von dem Streit zwischen "FIA" und "FOTA" gehört haben:
Wegen des neuen Reglements von 2010 drohen die 8FOTA-Teams (Darunter Ferrari, MC-Laren, Renault, Red Bull und Brawn GP) mit dem Ausstieg aus der F1.
Wie heute morgen mehrere englische und französische Medien berichten, ist es beim gestrigen 4-stündigen FOTA-Treffen im Renaultwerk zu einer Entscheidung gekommen:
Alle 8FOTA-Teams treten aus fer Formel 1 aus und gründen ihre eigene "Piratenserie".
The Formula One Teams' Association announced on Thursday night that it is setting up a breakaway championship.

Following a four hour meeting at Renault's Enstone factory, the eight members of FOTA - Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Brawn, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso - said they had grown frustrated with the FIA's stance against the organisation, and had no option but to create a series of their own.

"The teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 World Championship," said a statement issued by FOTA after the meeting.

"These teams therefore have no alternative other than to commence the preparation for a new Championship which reflects the values of its participants and partners. This series will have transparent governance, one set of regulations, encourage more entrants and listen to the wishes of the fans, including offering lower prices for spectators worldwide, partners and other important stakeholders.

"The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series."

F1 teams were given until Friday evening to remove the conditions attached to the provisional entries they posted earlier this month, or risk being left off the grid in 2010.

FIA president Max Mosley wrote to the teams yesterday offering them some of the concessions that they wanted to see regarding governance of the sport, but made it clear that he was sticking to plans for the introduction of a budget cap.

In his letter, Mosley also urged the teams to sign up to the championship before sorting out the final version of the regulations and a redrafted Concorde Agreement.

In response to that letter, the teams met at Renault's Enstone headquarters on Thursday evening for lengthy talks, where they finally decided that there was no way a compromise deal could be reached with the FIA.

The teams expressed frustration that their efforts to try and improve F1 had been rebuffed by the governing body and the sport's commercial rights holder.

"Since the formation of FOTA last September the teams have worked together and sought to engage the FIA and commercial rights holder, to develop and improve the sport," said the statement.

"Unprecedented worldwide financial turmoil has inevitably placed great challenges before the F1 community. FOTA is proud that it has achieved the most substantial measures to reduce costs in the history of our sport.

"In particular the manufacturer teams have provided assistance to the independent teams, a number of which would probably not be in the sport today without the FOTA initiatives. The FOTA teams have further agreed upon a substantial voluntary cost reduction that provides a sustainable model for the future.

"Following these efforts all the teams have confirmed to the FIA and the commercial rights holder that they are willing to commit until the end of 2012.

"The FIA and the commercial rights holder have campaigned to divide FOTA.

"The wishes of the majority of the teams are ignored. Furthermore, tens of millions of dollars have been withheld from many teams by the commercial rights holder, going back as far as 2006. Despite this and the uncompromising environment, FOTA has genuinely sought compromise."


Dies geschieht noch in diesem Jahr zu Ende der Saison.
Dabei nehmen sie alle ihre Fahrer mit.
Die Teams werden durch unbekannte Billigteams mit Billigfahrern ersetzt.

Ich persönlich finde diesen Schritt sehr gut. Endlich fallen die FIA mit Mosley und Ecclestone aus dem Motorsportgeschäft raus.


Dennoch sollten wir als Gamer eines nicht vergessen:
Codemasters hat die F1-Lizenz und bis auf ein Wii- und ein PSP- Spiel ist da noch nichts gekommen.
Die PS3- XBox 360 und PC- Versionen, die über die Saison 2010 gehen sollten, werden entsprechend nicht mehr den Reiz haben, wie es die aktuelle Saison 2009 haben wird.
Codemasters hat für die Lizenz mehrere Millionen hingeblättert. Ein Ausstieg würde sich nicht lohnen.

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Die gleiche Frage dürfen sich die ganzen TV Sender und sonstige Sponsoren stellen...da muss man einfach warten. Ich denke die FOTA, wenn's tatsächlich zur Spaltung kommt, wäre erstmal froh, wenn die überhaupt eine höhere Medienpräsenz als die FIA F1 erreicht - also wer weiß, ob man die Rechte Codemasters bspw. nicht günstig anbietet Ist schließlich Werbung ...