According to the aforementioned TV station, the poll revealed that Formula One's popularity in Germany – the nation with a huge appetite for motor sport – has decreased by as much as 18.9 percent. The poll also showed than only 73.2 percent of the respondents believe the conflict between Max Mosley and the teams' alliance did not damage the image of the sport in any way. The remaining 7.9 percent were undecided.
The conflict between the two parties – F1 teams on the one side and Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone on the other side – is expected to finally come to an end during the course of this week, when the FOTA representatives are to sign a new Concorde Agreement. The new document is expected to finally provide some stability inside the sport, at least until 2012.
Bernie Ecclestone has already held a series of talks with the FOTA representatives during the course of last week, and hinted that there will be no problems in getting the teams to sign a new agreement. After the signing will come the ratifying process, conducted by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council.
“Confrontations must only occur when there is no alternative,” Mercedes' motorsport director Norbert Haugtold the German media during a press conference this week, as reported by the GMM news agency. However, he insisted that this is no longer the case, as all parties involved in Formula One are ready to put an end to this conflict once and for all.
“We are on a very good way to achieving the set goals,” added Haug.
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