Anyway, I dont see Fernandes or Kolles as the villan here. Its more down to our F1 Promoter who is hoping to see them crumble along with other teams anyway. I feel sorry for the people who will be out of work and the people who wont have an oppertunity
It's almost as if he is trying to force the grid down to the 8 teams required to introduce 3 car teams.
ok Just after the post I made above, The BBC post this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29737238 All the Bernie quotes contradict what he says elsewhere earlier in the week:
I can't see it myself, Ferrari and McLaren might do it. I can't see RB doing it with both teams so they might just field the 2 cars or amalgamate the teams making their overall operation far more cost effective. Either way, the sport is still looking pretty fragile.
Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 27m27 minutes ago Bernie E has given Caterham special dispensation to miss next two grands prix in US and Brazil. Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 26m26 minutes ago Caterham staff have been told not to return to work until a deal for the team is concluded. Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 27m27 minutes ago Hope is a buyer of "significant financial means" can quickly be found to ensure Caterham is back on the grid at Abu Dhabi
Surprised Bernie even showed the heart to agree to that to be honest. I really can't see Caterham recovering now, and they'll only make Abu Dhabi if it promises significant financial benefits, which is doubtful. I can't believe they haven't been seeking significant investment before now, so where it's going to come from now I've no idea.
Apparently it's not Bernie being generous and letting teams miss races, if anything he's being the opposite. Jennie Gow (amongst others) have tweeted that the Concorde agreement lets teams miss 3 races without penalty. So whether they make Abu Dhabi or not should be irrelevant.
The plus side is this will force Bernie to do something, since even the big teams don't need this sort of bad publicity hanging around the sport (remember the US 2005 backlash)
And no ****s were given in the Ecclestone house hold. He really needs to **** off the money grabbing arse hat!
Bernie, Bernie, Bernie - OUT, OUT, OUT! Bernie - OUT! Bernie - OUT! Bernie, Bernie, Bernie - OUT, OUT, OUT!!!!! That should do the trick
@pitlanetalk: Marussia F1 Team very close to £55m rescue deal, according to The Telegraph. http://t.co/DH2FjxrGPQ #F1 #Formula1
Breaking news. From 2016, having bankrupted all of F1's current competitors, Bernie plans to run eight 3-car teams driven exclusively by CVC shareholders: "It's time to cut out the middlemen", quoth the controversialist, with a crooked smile, "I don't know why I never thought of it before. It'll be super."
