Ecclestone steps up bid for new F1 teams
Bernie Ecclestone is pressing for rule changes that would attract new F1 entrants, reports Autosport today. Currently there are 20 F1 cars competing, although 24 are allowed under the rules. A reduction in the US$48m deposit required from teams intending to enter F1, and the elimination of the regulation requiring them to build their own chassis, are among the measures favoured by the Formula One group principal
"We've been campaigning for this for a long time," said Ecclestone. "There are one or two current entrants who agree, and people in the same situation who disagree. If they all agreed, we could get on and do it. Even if some teams don't drop out, we should still do this."
Jordan Grand Prix team principal Eddie Jordan agrees that teams entering F1 should have access to second-hand chassis: "We need a special rule for the new entrant to be able to go down to Flavio Briatore [for example] and get an engine, a gearbox, and a car from the previous season."
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