Over the last few years here at Ten-Tenths, I've become very frustrated with some members making comments about F1 with total ignorance to the reality of how F1 really works.
Unfortunatley, an uneducated, ill-informed or sensationalist 'Press' seem to compound the problem even further.
The mysterious Concorde Agreement (which people quote at will despite nobody ever having read it) adds to the confusion, and off we go here with the "Its all Bernie/Max's fault" comments.
Although none of us know the in's and out's of the inner workings, there is one thing that is known as fact, but missed by many a casual poster. I have been searching for the exact format for a while, and found this at Grandprix.com recently.
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The only body that has the power to make decisions about Forrmula 1 - at least according to the Concorde Agreement - is the Formula 1 Commission. The rules state that this body will meet "on a regular basis" and will decide on the matters of the moment. Its decisions then go to the FIA World Motor Sport Council and, theoretically at least, are confirmed by the FIA General Assembly at its annual meeting.
The F1 Commission is chaired by Bernie Ecclestone with Mosley as his deputy and consists of 26 votes but, at the moment, only 24 members. The discrepancy has been caused by the fact that there are only 10 teams operating whle the Concorde Agreement allows for 12. The team vote, however, goes with the majority so if six teams agree on something that counts for 12 votes on the Commission. The other members of the Commission are eight promoters (four from Europe and four from outside Europe), two sponsors (currently ExxonMobil and Marlboro), one tyre representative (currently Bridgestone) and one engine company (currently Cosworth). The other two members are the FIA president and the commercial rights holder.
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So just so everyone knows, the next time you go shooting off about who is to blame, have your facts right.
Bernie and Max, control
2 votes out of 24. The teams control half of all votes, and that combined with sponsors, engine partners and tyre companies, means they have a pretty big say on how anything turns out.
So next time you dont like a rule change, post something with Frank, Jean or Rons name on it.
*gets off soapbox* 