Customer teams plan hits political problems...

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From Autosport.com:

Arden grand prix hopes hit

Customer teams plan hits political problems

Arden's Liuzzi won in Spain, but the F1 dream's fading

Hopes that reigning FIA Formula 3000 International champion team Arden International will be able to graduate to F1 as soon as next year are fading, because current Grand Prix team bosses are reluctant to agree to rules changes, according to this week's Autosport magazine.

F1's current teams must all agree to remove the $48 million deposit now required from any new entrant and free up the availability of customer cars and engines if Arden and teams with similar ambitions are to feel able to push ahead with plans to move up to F1.

Despite agreeing to the concept in principle at the recent Monaco Summit, several F1 team bosses have now expressed doubts and the smaller teams will also refuse to agree to free up entry requirements unless prize money is paid to all.

“Jordan, Minardi and Sauber will not vote for this unless all teams receive prize money,” said Minardi boss Paul Stoddart.

[Sato 0]

I think its only fair that all teams recieve prize money though. Just to be there each week should deffinatley be rewarded with some sort of cash.

[nojvnof1 0]

Getting there is half the work, so I'm with Stoddy and gang on this one.

[webber 0]

i like the idea of prize money but thay will need to award it from back to front. as in the last car/team gets more money than the First car/team. other wise Ferrair will mas way to much money(not to say that thay all ready have to much). and this will also bring uip the stanard of the Jordan's and also the Minardi's.

[C.A.L. 0]

The FIA or Bernie need to certainly balance it out more , but more so to GIVE alot more to the whole group of F1 Teams ,not just redistributing what is presently there.

Bernie must know what can be made presently for a back of the grid team, and therefor needs to sweeten the pot to get another major Team into the F1 grid. the 3 year wait before your team can claim any share of the pot is plain stupid ....you wonder why F1 is failing ..duh! ...the 48 mill entry antie is a bit much too, time for a revamp.

The Teams I think have to agree to the changes ,so they may be their own locked up masters. (Like the Captain going down with the sinking ship)