Chaparral wrote:ISLAMATRON wrote:Alot, not 18, but alot... just goes to show you that Mad Max's plan of strong, cheap customer engines(cosworth) and gearboxes and a budget cap are actually really good ideas for everybody except for a couple of the super rich existing teams.
Why Force India, RBR, REnault, STR & BGP have thrown their hats in with the idiots from Toyota & Ferrari I have no idea.
What a load of crap with respect Is - its no different to your local council suddenly without warning charging you with triple the current rates for your property over the previous year i.e. moving the goal posts without notice and no dialogue/consultation - why wouldnt you stand united. Tell me what other major global sport (and I use that term loosely when it comes to F1) that doesnt consult its teams and various leagues prior to making such a momentous change - ( btw --- off WB Im not interested in your b/s answer and homage to Ned Flanders and the Bavarian team). The one thing Ive read tonight makes me think Toyota will not be there next year it was what Howett said or more how he said it anyway we shall see long way to go yet.
The big difference is that the FIA is
not charging them more,
it is forcing them to spend less, if the tax man gave me a tip on how to pay 1/3rd as much tax I would thank him... isnt that what people pay tax professionals and accountants for? Why are the teams complaining about spending less? That alone is proof enough that the mindset of the current super rich teams is all out of whack.
Granted the two tier regulations probly did go a bit too far, on track the cars should be the same, the capped teams should have only been given testing advantages, such as unlimited(except by money) wind tunnel, CFD, & track testing.
The idea that there was no consultation between the FIA & the teams is false,
The FIA has already adopted all of the teams cost cutting ideas, and have been talking about a bugdet cap for some time now, but it is not enough, obviously as we have seen Honda leave and heard constant rumours of Renault & Toyota on the way out and Mercedes constant "re-evaluating". On top of all that the sponsors continue to leave in droves. SAR went bankrupt, Midland then Spyker had to sell and STR is constantly on the block...The FIA simply saw the writing on the wall and reacted. Ferrari or Toyota dont care about the small teams, look how Ferrari pulled out on Brawn at the last moment, if Merc didnt step up we would have never seen the brilliance of the BPG001's chassis. Ferrari would be completely fine with racing every season like the 2005 USGP, they dont care about the competition as long as they win, evene if there are only 6 cars running.
