FOTA Feets in Mouth

While I understand why some teams/manufactures do not want a puny tiny silly budget capped two-tiered series I also found it hard to believe that they all weren't going to sign up for the 2010 season. While it is hard to imagine a F1 with out Ferrari is is also hard to imagine Ferrari competing in any other series but F1 as its main outlet of competition... so I was not too worried about Ferrari leaving. I don't think anybody really was. I'm not saying it couldn't and won't happen but some thing very foul would have to be a-foot, or happen to cause such a thing to occur.

Another thing I found interesting from lightly reading comments left on news stories regarding Williams breaking ranks and signing up for the 2010 season before the other FOTA teams did were all the people giving Williams a hard time about what they did. All the big manufactures don't need to be in F1. They are in the series to sell cars by competing well. Other teams are there to sell energy drinks as well as for the spirit of competition. Williams is there to do nothing but race and attempt to win. McLaren is practically owned by Mercedes and Ron Dennis is looking to start making more super cars. Ferrari will always sell cars no matter what. Toyota, Renault, & BMW are just there to attempt to move more road car units. Dietrich Mateschitz and his two teams exist because the dude has more money than he knows what to do with and loves racing, plus it probably helps move a few more cans of Red Bull for him. Same deal with Vijay Mallya of Force India. Has a lot of money, likes racing, brands cars with his products.

WilliamsF1: They go racing. That is it. So why give them shit for signing up for F1 in 2010? They've got nowhere else to go and nothing else to do.

I hope the FIA and the FOTA can find a common ground concerning budgets. It would be nice to see some new and competitive teams come into the fold, but everybody has to be competing against the same set of rules. That much is a fact.

Turdsy in a semi familiar toilet...

There are reports that Giancarlo Fisichella has signed with Force India. Nothing is confirmed, but that's what a few web sites are claiming. I don't see why it couldn't be true. If it is, he's essentially back at his old home of Jordan where he won his first race. Who knows how many Jordan guys are still there considering the team has changed hands like 3 times since he was last there, but in theory, he's back in a familiar back marker team.

As Grand Prix Dot Com pointed out, it's a real pisser that Tonio Liuzzi didn't get the drive (if these reports are in fact true) considering he is much younger and has more to offer. I'm with Bernard Ecclestone in the thought that Turdsy Fisi should just pack it in like old Ralf Schumacher. I've already detailed my reasoning for this in past entries, so there is no reason to say it all again other than Fisichella is a general disappointment... and old.