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F1 future ‘in jeopardy’ after FOTA walkout

FOTA has blamed world motorsport’s governing body the FIA after the teams’ representatives walked out of a meeting, claiming the future of Formula One was once again "in jeopardy." The Formula One Teams Association, which represents eight racing outfits, issued a statement explaining its new grievance with the FIA. It said its team managers attended the Sporting Working Group at the Nurburgring in Germany on Wednesday, having resolved its differences with the FIA over the future of the world’s premier motorsport at crunch talks in Paris last month.

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Formula One dispute set for court battle

Motorsport governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), plan to sue Ferrari and the seven other Formula One teams threatening to set up a breakaway championship next season, for breach of contract. Following meetings between FIA president Max Mosley and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone at Silverstone on Friday, the FIA has now decided legal action is their only recourse. Confirming their intentions, a statement read: “The FIA’s lawyers have now examined the threat by the eight-member Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) to begin a breakaway series.

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Ferrari dismiss 2010 F1 inclusion

Ferrari have restated their intentions to boycott the 2010 Formula One Championship because of a disagreement about the future of the sport, despite being included by the sport’s world governing body on a list of official participants for the next season. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) announced on their Web site that successful applications had been received and accepted by 13 teams, including the Italian racers, for next season’s competition

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