FIA unlikely to relax testing ban
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02-05-2009, 04:34 AM
FIA unlikely to relax testing ban
The FIA will “probably not agree” to a relaxation of the recently adopted in-season testing ban should it be proposed by the teams, its president Max Mosley has indicated.
As part of the radical cost-cutting measures agreed by the governing body and the Formula One Teams' Association at the end of last year, testing during the season was scrapped completely for 2009 and an overall limit of 15,000km imposed for the rest of the year.
But with most teams struggling with the development of the complex KERS systems and many not set to introduce them from the first race, reports in recent days have suggested that teams have talked about proposing three test sessions during the season in which they can get on top of the problems.
Asked about the possibility of relaxing the test ban at a lunch with a select group of journalists in London on Wednesday, Mosley said he would listen to any FOTA proposal but doubted a change would be made.
“We will probably not agree to that,” he said.
“But obviously we’ll have to listen to the proposal from FOTA.”
Meanwhile, it appears that the FIA is holding firm over the cost of superlicences after drivers delayed signing them ahead of the new season.
The price of obtaining the annually-renewed document, which a driver must have to compete in Formula 1, rose massively ahead of the 2008 campaign to the anger of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA).
The hike saw the price balloon from €1,725 plus €456 per point scored in the previous year’s championship to €10,000 plus €2,000 per point scored in 2007.
A further rise in line with inflation has followed for 2009, but the GPDA is disappointed that another increase has followed so soon.
Speaking on Wednesday, Mosley said he had been willing to look at the issue but drivers had not been forthcoming when asked to provide evidence of their earnings.
“I haven’t been given any licences to sign,” he told journalists.
“That doesn’t usually happen for a while anyway, but anyone who wants to drive in Melbourne needs a superlicence.
“Last year we put through a big rise; this year it’s only 3 or 4 percent and they said it was causing hardship.
“I said ‘Well let me have the details of your income and we’ll see what we can do’.
“But they don’t seem to want to give me that information.”
source[www.itv-f1.com]
As part of the radical cost-cutting measures agreed by the governing body and the Formula One Teams' Association at the end of last year, testing during the season was scrapped completely for 2009 and an overall limit of 15,000km imposed for the rest of the year.
But with most teams struggling with the development of the complex KERS systems and many not set to introduce them from the first race, reports in recent days have suggested that teams have talked about proposing three test sessions during the season in which they can get on top of the problems.
Asked about the possibility of relaxing the test ban at a lunch with a select group of journalists in London on Wednesday, Mosley said he would listen to any FOTA proposal but doubted a change would be made.
“We will probably not agree to that,” he said.
“But obviously we’ll have to listen to the proposal from FOTA.”
Meanwhile, it appears that the FIA is holding firm over the cost of superlicences after drivers delayed signing them ahead of the new season.
The price of obtaining the annually-renewed document, which a driver must have to compete in Formula 1, rose massively ahead of the 2008 campaign to the anger of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA).
The hike saw the price balloon from €1,725 plus €456 per point scored in the previous year’s championship to €10,000 plus €2,000 per point scored in 2007.
A further rise in line with inflation has followed for 2009, but the GPDA is disappointed that another increase has followed so soon.
Speaking on Wednesday, Mosley said he had been willing to look at the issue but drivers had not been forthcoming when asked to provide evidence of their earnings.
“I haven’t been given any licences to sign,” he told journalists.
“That doesn’t usually happen for a while anyway, but anyone who wants to drive in Melbourne needs a superlicence.
“Last year we put through a big rise; this year it’s only 3 or 4 percent and they said it was causing hardship.
“I said ‘Well let me have the details of your income and we’ll see what we can do’.
“But they don’t seem to want to give me that information.”
source[www.itv-f1.com]
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