Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: [ENG] F1 rebels sign up for 2008 series

Source: BBC Sport - F1
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4849772.stm
The threat of a catastrophic split in Formula One appears much less
likely following the decision of five rebel teams to enter the 2008
championship.
The move comes five days after F1's governing body, the FIA, set a
deadline of 31 March for teams to enter for '08.
A statement from the group behind the split threat, the Grand Prix
Manufacturers' Association, said they had all submitted entry forms.
It added that they "remained committed to improving the sport".
The five members of the GPMA - Renault, BMW, Mercedes, Honda and  
Toyota -
have been pushing for more say in the running of the sport, a greater
share of its revenues, and more transparency in its governance.
The GPMA statement said: "The teams look forward to beginning  
discussions
with the FIA in order to finalise the regulations for 2008.
F1 bosses Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley Ecclestone (left) and Mosley
are in talks with the GPMA
"The GPMA members are united and remain committed to improve the sport
for the benefit of all stakeholders."
It added that "significant progress" had been made in "ongoing"
discussions with F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone.
The decision to sign up for F1 in 2008 does not entirely remove the
threat of the teams going it alone, but it does dramatically reduce it.
The GPMA is likely to have decided that it is better to sign up and try
to effect the changes it wants from the inside than be isolated from
discussions on the future of F1.
They will have been encouraged in this view by FIA president Max  
Mosley's
statement in a letter to the teams last week that "although the 2008
sporting regulations are now fixed, any element could be changed on
proposal of a simple majority of the entered teams".
F1 puts engine technology on hold
The manufacturers are opposed to many of Mosley's plans to reduce the
influence of technology in the sport.
The FIA announced on Monday that it had agreed with Ferrari, Renault and
Cosworth that engine specifications should be frozen from 2008-12 - two
more years than was announced last week.
An FIA statement said the proposal was intended to "encourage research
into engine efficiency and the more effective use of available energy".
It added that modifications to specific areas of engines would be
permitted each year, but that these would not be allowed to improve
performance.
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 more years than was announced last week.
Cosa?
Specifiche del motore bloccate *per cinque anni*?!?
Spero solo dicano: "i V8 si useranno per 5 anni, oltre a quelli già in
corso", ma non *tutte* le specifiche del motore! Altrimenti non vorrei
essere un motorista nel 2007, immaginiamoci lo stress: se "cappelli" il
motore, non lo sviluppi più per cinque anni (toh, ricorda un po' la
politica! :-P )
Bye!
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 politica! :-P )
A parte che già il primo "draft" prevedeva la possibilità di sottoporre
le modifiche alla FIA per l'accettazione (ovvia quella legata ad un motore
troppo "debole"). Comunque ci sono diverse aree, se ho ben capito, in cui
è previsto sia necessario solo dare comunicazione alla FIA delle
modifiche, che verranno accettate a meno che questo non comporti un
"abnorme" aumento delle prestazioni. Alias, la FIA vuole tenersi le mani
libere per non permettere a nessuno di "scoprire" qualcosa che dia un
vantaggio esagerato sugli altri "competitor".
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