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Victory
The FIA-FOTA soap opera is almost over, Mosley is out.
Just as we were closing in on a major split in Formula 1, a meeting in Paris confirmed that Max Mosley is no longer president of the FIA, and will not be seeking re-election. This answer to everyone’s prayers means that there will no longer be two rival series, and everyone will be racing under the Formula 1 championship – at least until 2012. In addition to the current racing teams, we will see three new entrants in the form of Campos, Manor, and of course USF1.
At least now Max has more time to do those…other things he does when not running the FIA.
The teams confirmed for 2010:
SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO
VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM
RENAULT F1 TEAM
PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO
RED BULL RACING
AT&T WILLIAMS
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM
BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM
CAMPOS META TEAM
MANOR GRAND PRIX
TEAM US F1
Constructors confirmed for 2010:
FERRARI
McLAREN MERCEDES
BMW SAUBER
RENAULT
TOYOTA
STR TBA
RBR TBA
WILLIAMS TOYOTA
FORCE INDIA MERCEDES
BRAWN TBA
CAMPOS COSWORTH
MANOR COSWORTH
TEAM US F1 COSWORTH
(source: F1 Live and Times Online)
I'm happy beyond words for this, yet at the same time hesitant. There's something to be said for the devil you know. Yet hopefully, the motorsport universe will align itself and everything comes out smelling roses, from feeder series', to the WRC, and up to pinacle that is / should be F1.