Perhaps – but there’s no legal obligation to adhere to the ISC, as Mosley is implying. It just seemed a very strange thing to say.

If FOTA did choose to launch their own series and chose to stay within the ISC then they’d be under the auspices of the FIA once again and in exactly the same position.

Perhaps Max hasn’t quite realised that he doesn’t have the final say on every act of motorsport that takes place in the world!

A rival series to F1 would need an internationally accepted governing/arbitration body accepted and respected by a vast majority of nations if the organizers want any chance at success.

The rules were quite simple;Scuderius Ferrarius were the ‘home’ team and therefore must always win.This was ensured by what was then known as “Techicalus Vetous” which virtually guaranteed victory.Everyone was happy.

Ahhh, good old times, good old times …

Brilliant, VXR

True, some people know more about what’s going on behind the scenes than I do (e.g. your list of “FACTS”), but all my instincts tell me that Max is doing more harm to this particular sport than good.

Nobody can know what’s going to happen in a ‘Post-Max’ area, but my feel is that not much is going to change. The power structures are deeply entrenched in the sport and can only be changed to something kin to ‘revolution’.

At times, when a status quo becomes so unbearable, one has to take risks and sacrifices to attempt a change. Nobody can guarantee that things will work out. Yet, I think that if the FIA-FOTA-Fan-Sponsors relationships get further more out of balance, that a ‘fresh start’ is worth the hardships, sacrifices and risk of failure.

Thats simply my feel/guess/opinion. No ‘rational’ debate can really debunk those feelings on each of our disparate viewpoints.

We’ll see how things are going to play out. The Max-debacle seems settled for now, but maybe the fat lady hasn’t sung yet.

@ Dougie:
Sorry about my consistent misspelling of Lucas (or Luca’s) name. I am notoriously (acutally pathologically) bad in memorising (and pronouncing) names correctly. Thanks for catching my mistakes. I won’t make this one again (but there are infinitely many more left to make )

Mosley says that FOTA can set up their own series as long as it’s under the International Sporting Code.

Why?

The ISC is an FIA thing isn’t it? Surely there’s no obligation for any motorsport to take place under the auspices of the FIA, and in fact, NASCAR Indy Cars and Le Mans don’t have anything to do with the FIA. Presumably the new FOTA series would be the same.

Why would Max say that?

The President was one Maximus Mosleius.The races were organised by Bernius Ecclus.

Participants included Scuderius Ferrarius and McLarenus Mercedeus.They were joined by other teams in a group known as ‘FOETUS’.

The rules were quite simple;Scuderius Ferrarius were the ‘home’ team and therefore must always win.This was ensured by what was then known as “Techicalus Vetous” which virtually guaranteed victory.Everyone was happy.LOL

LOL…

Tom L, you didn’t know that FiA sanctioned the chariot races ?

The President was one Maximus Mosleius.The races were organised by Bernius Ecclus.

Participants included Scuderius Ferrarius and McLarenus Mercedeus.They were joined by other teams in a group known as ‘FOETUS’.

The rules were quite simple;Scuderius Ferrarius were the ‘home’ team and therefore must always win.This was ensured by what was then known as “Techicalus Vetous” which virtually guaranteed victory.Everyone was happy.LOL

Maybe the FIA need the American approach and have a maximum 2 terms of office?

From October 2005, the President of the FIA may not serve more than two consecutive terms of office, subject always to Article 12.1.