Formula One’s new entrants will be allowed to miss the first three races of the season without punishment, according to Jean Todt, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) president.
Bernie Ecclestone, F1's supremo, does not expect U.S. F1 and Campos, two of four completely new teams this season, to be ready for the opening race in Bahrain on March 14.
“In the last draft of the Concorde agreement it’s written that a team can skip three races,” Todt said.
U.S. F1 and Campos have so far named only one of their two drivers and neither have launched their cars for the new seasonAdrian Campos has said he hopes to settle the future of his team this week, having already signed Bruno Senna, nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, while Tony Teixeira, the A1 GP series CEO, said last month he was in talks to buy into Campos.
Serbia’s Stefan GP say they are all but ready to step in should a new team fail to make the grid and claim to have Ecclestone as a backer.
“If one of them doesn’t make it, it doesn’t mean another team comes in. It’s up to the FIA to decide if they have the credentials,” Todt, the former Ferrari chief, added.
Virgin have already launched their car while Lotus are set to unveil theirs on Friday, after Red Bull’s presentation at the Jerez test on Wednesday.
Source:The times
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