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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
The teams like to believe it's a democracy. The entire idea of FOTA was quite hilarious. As if they all sat around and pretended that the teams could all do what's best for the sport. How long did FOTA last before they all realised they were too selfish for it to actually work?
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Actually, FOTA was working quite well; in fact, it was working too well, and that was why Mr E went behind everybodies' backs and dangled a huge wedge of cash and other things, like the power of veto, under the noses of Ferrari. And yes, then the selfishness of that team took over, they left FOTA and were soon followed by the Red Bull teams, also lured by the extra money being offered.
However, if BCE and the FIA hadn't felt so threatened, we might not have the FIA's World Championships and F1 might well be in a better place. Some would say it's karma!