Manor boss sees bright F1 future 23/11/2009 |
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New Manor Grand Prix boss John Booth believes the influx of independent teams into Formula One will have a positive impact on the sport.
The likes of BMW and Toyota have quit F1 and Renault is considering its future but Autosport reports that Booth thinks the arrival of teams such as Manor, USF1 and Campos will help drive the sport’s “obscene” costs down.
He said: “I think that for the long-term health of F1 there had to be change. The budgets that the manufacturers were spending were unsustainable - and were obscene, if I can use that word.
“It was only six months ago that FOTA [the Formula One Teams Association] was almost a manufacturers’ club, but now it is going to be in control of independents. And now you have to call McLaren an independent as well [after it was announced that Mercedes is selling its stake in the team].”
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