Comments on: FIA’s plans for Formula 2 shows Max Mosley wants war with Bernie Ecclestone

By: DG

DG — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:30:41 +0000

Let battle commence! Since, CVC own GP1 (ahem) and GP2, we can assume that when the time comes Bernie, Flavio and VJ will take the whole circus with them around their tame circuits. I wonder if the Porches are part of it too? Or would they only have GP3 and GP4 support races?
Meanwhile, in the other corner, Max and the FIA are creating the ‘alternative’ scenario of real racing cars and newer categories.
Not forgetting that GP2 is a one-make series and Bernie is hinting that GP1 would be too, presumably using KERS type engines.
I think most of the teams would jump at a new series where they can develop engines, use their own tyre suppliers and get a share of the profits.
I say the more racing series the better, and the less influence by Bernie and CVC the better too!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:57:29 +0000

I think they just close the front of the F1 garages and the GP2 and other teams bring their kit over on quad bikes and stuff and set up in the pit lane in front of them. Refuelling rigs aren’t needed because GP2 don’t have refuelling in their races (and it isn’t missed, if you ask me…)

By: Chris Wait

Chris Wait — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:37:39 +0000

Can someone answer me a question. All of the ‘support race’ vehicles are prepared away from the pits in the paddock, but what happens to all the formula one gear/ signs/ equipment cars etc when there is, for example…a GP2 feature race or Porsche supercup race on? Are there like 100 pit garages or do Mclaren et al have to share their fuel rigs and pitboxes with isport GP2 team or similar?

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:48:30 +0000

Gman- So true, drivers coming up, cant even aim to be test drivers.

By: Gman

Gman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:09:02 +0000

Given the samll number of available seats on the F1 grid each season, and the amount of drivers groomed to setp into those precious few vacancies, it’s hard to see where many of the F2 drivers would end up. Indeed, more chances to prove him/herself for a driver would be good. But F1 dosen’t have a NASCAR-style grid with 40+ seats each week, so F2 would probably just create more drivers looking for an F1 ride.

Unless the FIA made a great case for it, I just can’t see any case for anything of this sort.

By: Alex Andronov

Alex Andronov — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:28:10 +0000

The point made earlier by cgmasson is an interesting one.

Surely Max can make it so that no driver can drive for an F1 team without either having previously driven for an F1 team or having at least 1 years experience in F2.

He’s in a monopoly position. It would suit him to abuse it.

By: GeorgeK

GeorgeK — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:46:21 +0000

Max doesn’t get it. The FIA are supposed to REGULATE sport, not create it! The extent of his personal animosity and vengeance seeking is unbounded and exceeded only by his ego and vanity.

Just the kind of guy we need running and ruining a world wide organization. The remaining time of his term in office will be spent ‘effin over the sport and his enemies (anyone who disagrees with him) as opposed to making anything better. And I thought Nixon was bad!

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:37 +0000

Max is a child. this move proves it. Long live a breakaway, where teams are free to compete without personal vendettas from the FIA, stupid costly rule changes, or separate deals for different teams.

Max has techincal regulation changes on the agenda. That should strike fear in the heart of every team principle.

By: MartyP

MartyP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:45:45 +0000

There’s a field of unused Panoz DPO1 chassis sitting quietly somewhere …

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:25:20 +0000

Given the FIA’s track record, I wouldn’t be surprised if they missed something massive out of their calculations. So far, their “cost-cutting” has made F1 more expensive, so expect F2′s $200,000 to turn into about $3-6m a season. There’s no reason why GP2 could not continue to be the prime feeder series, and a series based on cost-cutting will not have sufficient racing or technical capability to bridge between F3 and F1 properly anyway (F1 teams don’t think in terms of cost-cutting, even if feeder formulae sometimes must!)