Massa ready to secede

The pilots had until then remained a little behind on the subject of the future of the Formula 1, limiting themselves to flat declarations to say that they were confident and that they let their directors resolve the conflict. On Tuesday, Felipe Massa came out of this silence to openly discuss the possibility of creating a parallel championship. “ We need to seriously look at what is the best option. As the teams appear united, well, maybe it's time to do something different that could be better for the sport ", did he declare.

These statements echo the words of several members of FOTA who seem ready to create a parallel championship. Moreover, Bernie Ecclestone, the big financier of F1, is not fooled by everyone's intentions. When asked what the problem is, he does not hesitate to criticize the behavior of the team directors. “ Flavio Briatore [director of Renault] wants to found a new championship and decide everything. Luca di Montezemolo [president of FOTA] has a problem with the FIA ​​president. For John Howett [director of Toyota], I wonder what he wants. I'm not sure he knows it himself », he asked on Auto Motor und Sport.

If discussions continue, it is not certain that they will result in a compromise by the end of the week. It is in fact on Friday that the deadline given to the teams by the FIA ​​to reach an agreement expires.