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Originally Posted by crmalcolm
Yes - that is why the Concorde agreement is between the FIA and the competitors.
It is also the reason that the FIA was able to stipulate / prevent Russian and Belarussian competition in motorsport (including F1).
A lot of discussion regarding the option available to the teams if the FIA started to move away from the Concorde agreement was covered in FTOTP - https://tentenths.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=109 |
Yes - the FIA know well they are effectively passengers.
They get paid to be allowed to wave their flags and feel important but are very much the junior partner in the FOM, constructors, FIA triumvirate.