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Midland blocking Super Aguri Entry
This illustrates why Mosely's vision of F1 is shite. Who'd have guessed a privateer would block another privateers entry.
The real sickening aspect is Aguri had put up the $50 miilion bond. But because it was lodged in Japan as opposed to Geneva his entry was denied on a fcuking technicality. Give me strength. GPMA here they come!
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http://f1.racing-live.com/photos/2005/melbourne/diapo_650.jpg
What a focker.
A1GP here I come!
I recall reading that Midland are running the team as a 'business' rather than a race team, which is why they called it MF1 instead of Midlands. They're there to make money, not necessarily to 'race' and if blocking Super Cucumbers entry makes more money...
i have to see this team on the grid, better than any british wannabie f1 pub club...
According to this news item, Kolles maintains that other teams are blocking the entry as well...
http://www.f1racing.net/de/news.php?newsID=105253
Read somewhere else a final decision will be made by the end of this week.
In other news, Super Aguri only has 50 people at the moment...hmm, the old Minardi team looks like a giant in comparison.
[Edited on 13/12/2005 by bladerunner]
Let's give this man the benefit of the doubt.
Toyota putting pressure on MF1??
To the Reuters news agency, he speculated as to why Midland would not follow suit: ''If you are a turkey, you don't vote for Christmas".
The article also confirms:
- No TV money for Aguri till 2008:
But it remains a fact that Honda 'b' team Aguri, as an all new entry, would not be entitled to the prize money at least until 2008.
- Late Payment was due to a hold-up:
Aguri managing director Daniele Audetto suggested that some people are ignoring the best interests of the sport and instead 'looking to their own pockets.'
He also told the Autosport website that the $48 million bond was only late due to a red-tape administrative hold-up.
Source: http://formula-1.updatesport.com/news/article/1134634780/formula_one/F1headlines/Nine-teams-back-Aguri-bid/view.html
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If the 2008 figure and the rest are true, this is again a stupid move of the F1 oligarchy against the viewing public and F1 fans...
[Edited on 16/12/2005 by bladerunner]