30-Jul-08: Mosley Talks Presidency, Costs, and Setup Issues
Welcome to F1 Minute for the 30th July 2008.
More Max Mosley news today, he has been talking a lot. Firstly, he has reiterated the fact that he’s not going to be attempting another term as FIA president. When his run is over in October 2009, that’s it. Until then, Mosley says he will be concentrating on making F1 cheaper for teams, and greener for the environment. He also wants the Concorde Agreement sorted before the end of this year.
Here’s a quote regarding the cost issue: “At the moment, if you’re an independent team like Toro Rosso or Force India, you can’t run at a profit – you depend on a billionaire to subsidise you. And there just aren’t enough billionaires around to subsidise.”
Mosley also discusses the problems that the new KERS technology has been facing, and says that fears about the new technology are being overstated. He said the electric shock received by a BMW mechanic was “surprising”.
Finally, Mosley mentioned that he believes his News of the World scandal emerged because he was setup by someone trying to force him to resign.
That’s all for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.
Greg on Thu, 31st Jul 2008 07:56
After researching Honda and the Earthdreams projects currently in place, and their ideas for the future (some of which being slightly wishful) I do have an understanding of how F1 and all other motorsports will become greener very soon. But what I’m still unsure of is how the sport will become affordable for the independent teams in the future. Any ideas on what Mr. Mosley’s proposals will be on that issue?
Christine on Thu, 31st Jul 2008 08:30
Another quote from the man:
Seems to me that he’s not saying anything new, and really not saying that much at all, but he still has over a year to get some actual answers ready.