richard_leeds wrote:A break away would be interesting.
The big paying tracks are signed up to Bernie, so the breakaway would have to find other venues and also ones with plenty of the fans to buy tickets. Return of Silervstone, Montreal, and the other old tracks abandoned by Bernie. Did you see there appeared to be more people at quali in Barca than at the race day for China & Bahrain? The breakawy sounds appealing doen't it?
The big paying tracks will have a white elephant race and lose money, whilst the glamour would follow Ferrari & McLaren ... and the money would follow the glamour.
As for contracts, I'm sure the acocuntants could manipulate the existing racing companies into bankrupcy (sorry bernie, we can't afford it anymore) while the holding companies start up a new team in a new series.
Even if the track are signed up to bernie (are they? can't say monza or monaco organize another race and call it with a different name?), surely there are two sides to these contracts? IF F1 shows up with Formula Mercedes cars plus a couple of the newcomers, i suspect that would be grounds for getting out from the contracts and offering their services, at better conditions, to the Runaway Gang