FOTA, or the Formula One Team's Association, has been in the news a fair bit recently. It was formed in late July 2008, and has Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo in charge.
Tomorrow (March 5), FOTA will meet up to discuss their vision of Formula One, which will no doubt be targeted at reducing costs. They also claim to be making the sport "compellingly attractive for spectators," but of course the concept of money will always come first.
I'm starting to get a bit worried about FOTA, especially with a character like di Montezemelo at the helm. To me, it seems like that the Formula One teams have created a trade union, and although they seem to be getting along at the minute, how long will it be before they fall out with the FIA?
Once FOTA comes up with something that the FIA doesn't like, there could be a bit of an argument.
It also wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened.
In the early 1980s, FOCA (the equivalent of FOTA), had a falling out with FISA (the equivalent of the FIA), which led to numerous teams boycotting the 1982 San Marino GP, all because they were upset at the disqualification of Nelson Piquet Snr and Keke Rosberg from the Brazilian GP of that year.
So how long can FOTA's happy relationship with the FIA last?
Well with lots of rule changes, FOTA is meeting up to discuss how they want F1 to be in the future. With talks about things such as increasing costs of super licenses, it couldn't be too long.
Let's hope they stay friendly, and that they actually have some good ideas. Felipe Massa wanting a shorter race, as I read here earlier, is not a good idea.
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