F1 copying A1's ideas
 

Tony Teixeira, chairman of A1 GP, wants Formula One to buy his series ‘instead of copying all our ideas’.

At Kyalami for this weekend's round of the self-styled 'World Cup' of motor racing, he accused Bernie Ecclestone and the most famous single seater category of taking their recent cues from the A1GP series.

"Instead of copying all the ideas from A1GP, just buy me out!" he pleaded to the local The Times.

"Everything we are is what Formula One is trying to be," Teixeira claims.

He admits that the global financial crisis will have an impact on A1 this year, eradicating an earlier forecast profit.

But he said F1 pilfered A1's ideas; like using a single tyre supplier, similar specification engines, and the Force India-style concept of national team pride.

This year's standard A1 car is based on the 2004 Formula One Ferrari.

Source: GMM
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my 2 cents: this guy is a douche where the hell does he get off saying F1 is copying A1

Exactly, Hamad. If anything, A1 is copying F1 and this guy just wants to cash in. If he had a legit claim, he'd have sued Bernie already. Something tells me Slim knows better than that though. If Bernie ever got wind that someone was suing his, he'd send Mosely's Nazi hookers after them!

I had a visual of said Nazi hookers beating his ass down

I don't get it? A1 was founded 2004, how the hell can he be so rude to say that F1 is copying them?

He's just getting in the news and looking for a buyer for A1.

Well...yeah. I get that, I just don't get how you think you'll get a serious buyer when you come off as a retarded asshole in international media.

Coming off as a retarded asshole in international media never seemed to hurt Bernie's fortunes any . . .

:yup:

That might be because he got so much power he can do more or less anything he wants. The F1 brand itself is so huge. A1 isn't.

I'm expecting all of you who haven't already to join the F1 Fantasy League!

See sticky in this sub-forum for how to join.

Oh yes, I will be joining, just saw that up there.

as far as retarded assholes go, Teixeira has a ways to go until he is at Bernie's level lol, but at least he is trying