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Titolo: [ENG] The thoughts of president Max

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The thoughts of president Max
4-02-2004
On Tuesday, FIA President Max Mosley held the second of his media lunches
ahead of the 2004 season, here are some of the main points that arose.
  *  There will be no further regulation changes until the end of the
    2005 season, and that includes the points system.
  *  Mr Mosley still believes that if manufacturers were to provide
    second, and even third teams, with engines this would seriously
    reduce costs. The FIA is considering starting a championship for
    engine manufacturers whereby all cars that use the manufacturer's
    engines would score points, thus making the idea of supplying second
    (and third) teams more attractive.
  *  Mr Mosley was never convinced by the threat of the Grand Prix World
    Championship series (GPWC) and regards it as a "Mickey Mouse idea",
    straight out of the Cayman Islands.
  *  Mr Mosley is extremely impressed with the A1 Grand Prix series
    proposed by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum. He
    thinks it is a great idea that would be beneficial to the fans and
    young racers. He revealed that he hopes to see more ideas such as
    this.
  *  With regards the replacement for F3000, the proposed GP2
    Championship, whoever wants to bid for this franchise has to put it
    out to tender.
  *  The new Grand Prix weekend schedule is widely recognised as being
    better than in 2003.
  *  Whereas Bernie Ecclestone is primarily concerned with TV viewing
    figures, Mosley wants to see packed grandstands on all three days of
    Grand Prix meetings. He believes that this could be achieved if
    tickets were priced more sensibly. The FIA president also remarked
    that he believes Ecclestone's Digital F1 service to be uneconomical.
  *  Government minister Patricia Hewitt has already responded to BAR
    boss David Richards' letter relating to the anti-tobacco laws and how
    they appear to punish British teams only. Mr Mosley suggests that the
    first directive of the proposal was illegal.
  *  With the date of the tobacco ban brought forward, it's understood
    that Ecclestone will manipulate the 2005 calendar in order that all
    the European races are run before the deadline.
  *  With regards the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), there are 32
    possible offences. Only three countries have signed up so far, but
    others will follow over the course of the next few months. The first
    country that the F1 circus visits, which has agreed to the EAW, is
    Spain.
  *  "Health and sanity permitting", Mosley will stand for re-election as
    President of the FIA again in October 2005.
  *  Mr Mosley suggests that he has done more for (road) car safety than
    American campaigner Ralf Nader.
  *  With regards Silverstone, Mosley believes that the ongoing problems
    can be sorted out, however the Northamptonshire track, and its
    owners, mustn't be allowed to "slip back". He referred to Silverstone
    as "Bernie's hobby".
  *  With regards Germany continuing to host two rounds of the Formula
    One World Championship, Mosley said that Germany has a "grown up
    attitude towards tobacco".
  *  Mr Mosley admitted that he would rather see a sole tyre supplier in
    F1 as opposed to the current 'tyre war'. He believes this would
    seriously cut costs as it would reduce the need for testing.
  *  When a driver is adjudged to have done something deserving of a
    penalty, TV viewers will be alerted by means of a warning notice on
    their screens. The appeal process will take place within a week in
    order that in cases of back-to-back races, drivers will know their
    penalty before the second event.
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     penalty before the second event.
Questo mi pare tutto sommato ragionevole (per la serie, su 20 punti,
un'idea decente riescono anche a metterla insieme)
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