Mosley: Breakaway bid ‘won’t affect F1’

MOTORSPORT boss Max Mosley has said he expects the Formula One world championship to begin as usual in March with the eight Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) teams involved.

This in spite of the FIA, the motor sport’s world governing body, confirming it is to issue legal proceedings against Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso — following its threat to begin a breakaway series.

The eight members of FOTA announced on Thursday night they would not sign up to next year’s F1 world championship, and instead would now pursue a rival series. That, in part, was in retaliation to Ferrari instigating arbitration proceedings on Monday to protect their contractual rights with the FIA.