The teams asked Mosley to postpone the June 19 deadline until July the 1, in order for the FOTA representatives to discuss and sign a new Concorde Agreement with the FOM. However, Mosley argued that such a move would translate into even more “lengthly discussions”, and proposed that the 1998 Concorde Agreement should be used as an interim until a new one is agreed upon.
In addition, the 78-year old Englishman said the budget caps for 2010 will remain the same as published earlier this month – meaning 40m sterling pounds – but that the FIA are open to discussion about its potential revision after the teams will have all signed unconditional entries for next year.
“If we start to modify the governance provisions of the 1998 Concorde Agreement, a lengthy discussion will begin. There is no time left for this because we must answer the remaining applicants for 2010 no later than Friday,” said Mosley in his letter to the FOTA, as revealed by British magazine AUTOSPORT.
“Our proposal is therefore that all parties agree to accept the 1998 governance provisions by means of an exchange of letters. We can then negotiate a new 2009 Concorde Agreement under the protection of the 1998 arrangement. After all, we lived with these for ten years; a few more weeks or months should not cause any difficulty.”
“A fundamental problem with the FOTA proposal was the absence of a clear figure. The teams need to know what the constraints are, so do we. We therefore propose that you accept the 2010 rules, as published, which we agreed with you last year. If necessary, these can be revised with the above governance procedures in due course.”
In addition, Mosley said the Cosworth deal for standard engines will go ahead as planned for 2010.
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