[sherer]

I still can't see a breakaway series happening and this is all just talk to force the FIAs hand.

What the FIA have realised after Honda pulled out last year as that with a manufacturer dominated sport the manufacturers can pull out any time they like as Toyota and Renault want to do due to losing too much money.

The FIA are trying to get more sports teams into F1, teams that rely on F1 as their core business and not just for marketing reasons.

All the FOTA teams want is to use F1 for their own ends, they want to go where ever they can sell cars and advertise that fact, they aren't really bothered about the on track action and whether there is in any racing.

For marketing purposes a FOTA championship can't be on a subscription sports channel and then just sports fans will watch rather than the general public they are trying to sell cars to. ITV pulled out of F1 as they can't afford it and so on FTA channels that leaves C4 who it wouldn't fit in with and Channel 5.

There are also similar problems across the rest of the globe.

FOTA in 9 months now have to sign contracts with circuits that have to be FIA Grade 1 listed and not hosting a FIA F1 race as the F1 race contracts prevents other top level single seater championships from running. They have to get someone to run and police the series plus promotors. They need sponsorship contracts and a TV deal for every nation across the globe. They also need rules and have to deal with the fact they will also be in court with the FIA \ FOM for breaking existing contracts that tie them into F1.