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2008 rules adopted F1 showdown loomsRebel Formula One carmakers risk being kept out of the
decision-making process unless they sign up for the 2008 championship by the
end of this month, the sport's governing body said Wednesday.
FIA's world motor sport council met in Paris and backed a proposal by FIA president Max Mosley for a 'window of opportunity' from March twenty-four to thirty-one for teams to agree to the changes, urging teams to commit to the 2008 season by March 31. Any team that wants to join at a later date can still do so, assuming places remain in a twelve-team championship, but they will have no say in shaping the regulations. The decision put pressure on the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA), whose 5 members have been threatening their own series from 2008 when the existing commercial agreement expires. The 5 --Daimler,Chrysler's Mercedes, Renault, BMW, Honda and Toyota -- are close to agreeing on a deal with Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA move is a further tightening of the screw. |
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Mercedes have a forty percent stake in McLaren while the
other carmakers all have their own teams. So far, Red Bull, Ferrari, Williams, Toro Rosso, Midland and newcomers Super Aguri have committed to Ecclestone's championship. The meeting in Paris approved the sporting regulations for 2008, including a controversial plan to freeze engine development for a 3-year period from the start of 2008 to the end of 2010. Some GPMA members are not happy with the plan but Wednesday's council decisions effectively mean the only way they can prevent it happening is by signing up for the FIA championship by March 31. |
The FIA said the regulations, aimed at reducing the cost of competing and improving the spectacle and safety, would be published on Thursday.
"The regulations which affect the design of the cars must be finalized before thirty June 2006 to give the competing teams enough time to design and develop their 2008 cars," the governing body said in a statement.
"The regulations not affecting the design of the cars can be modified at any point up to the start of the 2008 season."
Bill Lester became the 1ST black driver to start and finish a race in Nascar's top series since Willy T. Ribbs won 20 years ago. He started nineteenth in his Dodge and finished 38th in the 43-car field.
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