Exclusive: FOTA Will be Missed in the Long-Term says Secretary General Weingarten
March 17, 2014
Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) Secretary General Oliver Weingarten spoke recently to iSportconnect TV about the disbandment of the organisation and believes the organisation will be missed in the long-term.
FOTA was set up by the teams in the face of the economic crisis in 2008. Along with Oliver it’s major endorsers where Martin Whitmarsh and Eric Boullier who both stepped away from the organisation.
The aim of the association was to give the teams a unified voice on the future of F1. However, viagra order Red Bull, cheap cheap Ferrari, apoplectic Toro Rosso and Sauber pulled out in 2011, leaving just seven teams in the association.
Weingarten, speaking exclusively to iSportconnect TV’s Ismail Uddin, said the organisation had some financial constraints and a lack of consensus that ultimately led to the end of the FOTA.
“The announcement to disband came from a result of dialogue between existing members, clearly some financial constraints had been placed on FOTA in the last few months that has placed operational pressure on Fota. There was also some disagreement amongst the members as to the structure of FOTA in the continuing evolving landscape both from a political governance and commercial perspective.
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