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Titolo: [ENG] An elegant solution for Formula 1

Source: 
grandprix.com
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11338.html
The leading players in Formula 1 have come up with an elegant solution
to the problems of the F1 "fighting fund" after a rather messy press
conference on Friday. The solution came on Saturday morning when Bernie
Ecclestone offered to by a shareholding in Paul Stoddart's Minardi team.
It is not clear exactly what the details but Stoddart will remain in
control of the team for the foreseeable future. It is believed that the
deal concluded will provide Minardi with around $5m in income for the
rest of the year. At the same time we understand that Jordan Grand Prix,
which was also struggling to survive has been guaranteed money by the
other F1 teams, thus overcoming problems which existed between Stoddart
and some of the other team owners.
"Having Bernie as a shareholder in the team came completely out of the
blue," said Stoddart. "And I hope that now I can get on with making this
team what I always wanted it to be but did not have the money to make
happen. After September 11 2001 there was just no money out there and it
has been very frustrating for me and for the team but now we have
stability I hope we can go back to building up the team. At the end of
the day I am here to race cars and not to be a politician. I don't
apologise for what I did yesterday because it had to be done. Formula 1
is a fantastic sport and I want to do it properly and now I hope that I
can. Having Bernie as a shareholder puts me in a very powerful position.
I think what he has done is to ensure that there are 10 healthy teams in
Formula 1 and I am now looking forward to trying to build the team up. I
am clearly excited by this. Minardi now has a chance. It is too early to
discuss any specifics but I am quite content but I do not expect Bernie
to take an active role int he day-to-day running of the sport."
Ecclestone said "It is time to get on with the sport and go racing."
It remains to be seen whether or not Stoddart remains in charge of
Minardi in the long term but the move makes a great deal of sense for
Ecclestone in a number of ways. It is not clear how long he has been
considering such a move but it may be that he has been watching Stoddart
for some time and was waiting to see if the Australian would stand up for
himself on Friday against the other teams. Ecclestone has been known to
see whether potential team owners have what it takes and it may be that
the Friday press conference was a test. At the same time being involved
in a team cannot hurt Ecclestone as it presents the automobile
manufacturers will a new problem as Bernie can now have an influence over
all decisions relating to the Concorde Agreement. Minardi is a team
signatory to the agreement and must agree if short-term changes are to be
adopted. It will also give Ecclestone a rather better insight into how
the GPWC operates.
We understand that Jordan's financial problems will be taken care of by
the teams and that in all probability this will mean that an engine deal
will be sorted out next year with Mercedes-Benz. Minardi is expected to
stay with Cosworth engines.
Stoddart says that he will continue to block some of the regulations that
were in pipeline for the future because he does not believe they are a
good idea for the sport. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
"A lot has been said about what Max Mosley did with the regulations in
January," Stoddart said. "In the end he was proved to be right. And when
it comes to Bernie, when the chips were down he was there for me. The big
teams and the automobile manufacturers were not. It is a good day for
Formula 1, a good day for Minardi but the people I am really happiest for
are the guys in the team. It has not been easy for them and this
effectively guarantees their future."
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 and some of the other team owners.
Non mi è molto chiara la situazione : dunque, i soldi per i team "poveri"
ci sarebbero, però alcuni team grossi non vogliono che una parte vada a
Stoddart. Con questa soluzione i soldi per la Minardi verrebbero
dall'ingresso di Ecclestone (che avrebbe poi i suoi vantaggi come spiegato
più sotto), così i soldi sopracitati potrebbero andare tutti a Jordan,
senza che qualcuno in questo caso abbia a che ridire. Ho capito bene ?
BTW, non capisco comunque in che senso Bernie avrebbe così un piede nel
GPWC, visto che non mi sembra che la Minardi ne faccia parte. Più che
altro, potrà sfruttare la posizione della Minardi per le modifiche al
Patto della Concordia, o per qualsiasi modifica regolamentare. La
situazione comincia a farsi intricata, e tenendo conto che Bernie ha detto
che le nuove prove non gli piacciono, mi sa che tra un po' si cambia
registro....
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 nel GPWC, visto che non mi sembra che la Minardi ne faccia parte.
Dunque, per come la vedo io, la GPWC vuole prendere il posto della FOA
(Formula One Administration) di Ecclestone alla scadenza dell'attuale
contratto aka "Patto della Concordia". Per far questo, deve convincere
i team a cambiare "impresario": mentre alcuni team sono diretta
emanazione di costruttori (Ferrari, Jaguar, Renault, Toyota), la
McLaren č partecipata, Williams e BAR hanno "rapporti strategici",
mentre Sauber, Jordan e Minardi sono semplici clienti.
La situazione č quindi variegata, e per convincere la totalitŕ dei
team GPWC organizza meeting e discussioni a cui immagino siano
invitate tutte le squadre. Ora Ecclestone ha un invito alle
presentazioni della GPWC...
 
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 contratto aka "Patto della Concordia". Per far questo, deve convincere
Però in sostanza puntano a fare un campionato "ufficializzato" dalla FIA,
a questo punto. Inizialmente pareva che dovessero "sottrarsi" all'autorità
FIA per avere le mani più libere.
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