Doomsday

Friday, the 12th, will call for some serious changes to the presence of car manufacturers in the Formula 1 motorsport. The FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) has presented the FIA with a conditional entry to the 2010 season. The entry states that the budget cap should be postponed or increased for the forthcoming season. Meanwhile, several small teams, based upon the budget cap rule for the 2010 season, have proposed their entries into Formula One. The major car manufacturers, mainly Ferrari, McLaren, Renault and BMW have threatened to quit Formula 1 and start their own series, if the budget cap rule is not scrapped for the next season. Now, the FIA has to decide, whether to lose the car giants or disappoint the small teams by delaying their entry into F1. Friday will be the day when Max Mosley, president of the FIA, will decide the future of F1. On one hand he has the opportunity to promote small teams, but on the other hand, he can face a breakaway of F1 from the current car manufacturers and expect direct competition from them for the 2010 or 2011 season.