The RRA needs thirteen signatures to be declared valid. The ten current teams, plus the three equals that thirteen. However, the RRA was signed as a part of the Concorde Agreement, which BMW Sauber did not agree to. So there were technically only twelve teams when the RRA and the Concorde Agreement were signed. The FIA then ran the selection process again and gave the thirteenth slot to Lotus, with the possibility to a fourteenth for QADBK. As far as I know, Lotus have not yet signed the Concorde Agreement – I haven’t seen any news aritcles saying they have – and so they’ll probably be brought in at a later date.

The point is not that Lotus are yet to sign on formally, but that the RRA required thirteen signatures when there were technially only twelve teams, which accoutns for the discrepancy.

Or maybe it has to do with Mosley maintaining a remote grip on the tiller via the aegis of Todt from his seat in the FIA Senate.

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The teams have already moved to block their entry becuse they don’t like what they’re hearing about the group

… plus some don’t think 14 teams can be supported, as mentioned by Williams. And for midfield teams, it would mean more competition for points and therefore FOM money. It’s not all about Qadbak’s supposedly dodgy reputation.

If I had to take a guess as to which team hasn’t signed on yet, I’d say it’s Lotus since they were only just granted entry arond the time of the new Concorde and had to get sorted quickly.