According to reports the teams' alliance, the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), has until the end of the month if it is to survive, far less flourish.Whilst reports of FOTA's death may be greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain, there is no doubt that the alliance, formed in 2008 at the height of the budget cap row, has lost its teeth, its bite now seemingly no more than an irritating nip since Ferrari and Red Bull jumped ship in late 2011.Formed with the intention of providing a united front for the teams as they faced up to Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA, then led by Max Mosley, there were problems from the outset, Williams and Force India both being suspended early on for not...
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