News Details

'Distinct danger' F1 could lose small teams

Mar.26 David Richards has called on Liberty Media to ensure the smaller F1 teams are "looked after" amid the global pandemic and economic crash. Formerly an F1 team boss, Richards is now head of Motorsport UK, Britain's motorsport governing body. Most Formula 1 teams are based in England, and are staring into a long period without racing and therefore a huge chunk of their ongoing funding. "A lot will depend on the way Formula 1 behaves throughout this," Richards told Press Association. "F1 cannot afford to lose teams at the back of the grid because that would be a disaster for them. "Bernie (Ecclestone) made sure that when there were tough times the smaller...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pressure on Liberty Media to protect UK F1 teams

David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, has called on Liberty Media to...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Motorsport UK Chairman: Liberty should consider...

Liberty Media should consider dipping into its own pockets to support...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Coronavirus: F1 season could begin in May as Bahrain...

The Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix have been called off because of the...
4y ago from BBC.co.uk

F1 “by no means essential” amid COVID-19 crisis -...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has urged Formula 1 fans to pull together amid...
4y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Frustrated Jorge Martin says Enea Bastianini Misano...

A frustrated Jorge Martin felt that Enea Bastianini's last-lap Misano...

Francesco Bagnaia: Misano MotoGP crash ‘out of...

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says that his crash at his home MotoGP race...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rinus VeeKay parts with ECR after five IndyCar seasons...

Rinus VeeKay confirmed on Monday that he will not continue as a driver...

IndyCar announces new charter system for team owners

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the establishment of a new charter...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Trossard 'claims not to have heard whistle' before red...

Leandro Trossard has reportedly told his teammates that he did not hear...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Man City vs. Arsenal: Kyle Walker speaks out on free...

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker admits to being perplexed as to how...
12h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Premier League 'green light' plans to close transfer...

The Premier League are reportedly considering a proposal to shut the...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.