At the beginning of 2008, the FIA had increased the Superlicense fee from €1,725 plus €456 per point to an incredible €10,000 plus €2,000 per point. Although they were not at all satisfied with the dramatic change, the drivers proceeded to renewing their Superlicense agreements.
This year, however, the Grand Prix Drivers Association recommended all F1 drivers to wait a little longer until signing their Superlicense agreements due to the higher costs. Mosley then promised to take the drivers' request into consideration and come up with a solution. Apparently, he recently had a change of heart.
As is appears after his latest statement on Wednesday, Mosley not only disagrees strongly with the drivers' decision, but also blames them of “silly” behavior when it comes to paying those fees.
“The drivers are the principal beneficiaries of all the money invested in safety measures. They told me it was causing hardship, but that's a complete nonsense. To earn tens of millions, live in a tax haven and complain about having to pay 2 percent of your income, it's just so silly,” argued Mosley.
In the meantime, none of the F1 drivers on the 2009 roster has submitted his application for a Superlicense next season. Nevertheless, Mosley believes this is only common in this time of year and expects all applications to be forwarded to FIA later this month.
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