F1 and the FIA seem to have known as a truce, as they problem a joint assertion revealing that they’re growing a brand new strategic plan for the game.
“The FIA Formulation 1 World Championship has by no means been so sturdy and is rising globally and the FIA and Formulation 1 are dedicated to delivering one of the best outcomes for the entire sport,” it reads.
“To that finish, each events are growing a brand new strategic plan that may enable us to grab the alternatives and additional improve the potential for F1 within the years forward.”
Simply 62 phrases however, outwardly a minimum of, they sign an finish to a minimum of one of many squabbles that has been damaging the game during the last couple of years.
We’re all conscious of F1’s apparent discontent with the FIA and notably its president, Mohammed ben Sulayem, who has clearly riled the game’s homeowners on plenty of points, be it the monetary worth of the game or whether or not Andretti must be granted entry to it.
Not solely have we witnessed folks leaving the FIA in that point, however a whistle-blower subsequently making an attempt to tarnish the status of its president, resulting in quite a few member golf equipment voicing their assist for Ben Sulayem.
Nevertheless, shifting forward it’s clear that regardless of the game’s seeming growing reputation and the huge amount of cash it’s raking in, regardless of all of the optimistic claims from Formulation One Administration there may very well be points on the horizon.
For a begin, there are already query marks over the way forward for a minimum of two of the present groups, and as Liberty Media seeks to make additional modifications aimed toward growing its income, the complete cooperation of the game’s governing physique will probably be wanted.
Contemplating F1’s angle in direction of the FIA during the last couple of years, not least calling out its authorized large weapons in response to feedback made by Ben Sulayem, right this moment’s launch seems to pose extra questions than it solutions.
