Vatanen accuses Mosley

Ari Vatanen, very disappointed by the presidency of Max Mosley at the head of the FIA, understands that car manufacturers want to withdraw from the Formula 1as an Toyota l?a fait. Plus tôt dans l?année, la fronde menée par les équipes de F1, parmi lesquelles celles des constructeurs, avaient menacé d?aboutir à la création d?une série parallèle. Pour le Finlandais, rien de plus normal dans cette tentative.

« You can analyze the situation, Renault would be within its rights (to leave F1), it is a serious international company and not "crazy people" as Max Mosley called them, attests Vatanen to CNN, referring to the revolt of the manufacturers involved in F1 in the middle of the year, and imagining a possible withdrawal from F1 on the part of Renault. They are just very disappointed with the governance of Formula 1. »

The 1981 world rally champion, who wanted to reverse this trend by running for the presidency of the FIA, thinks that a car manufacturer no longer has much interest in being present in F1. “ Formula 1 is today only known for its affairs, conflicts and crises. Big companies can't afford that. »

For Ari Vatanen, the withdrawal of Honda, BMW, Bridgestone and Toyota from Formula 1 should not be blamed on the global economic crisis. “ We must realize that economic realities have nothing to do with the crisis » which is shaking the world of Formula 1, attests the Finn. “ Large companies always seek to do marketing and promotion, even when times are tough, but only in a reasonable way. »