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FIA considering tender for new teams

FIA president Jean Todt says he is considering opening up another tender for new teams to enter Formula One.

The last tender was in 2014, which saw the Haas F1 Team granted entry as well as Romanian team Forza Rossa. While Todt’s comments confirm it’s unlikely the latter will be seen on the grid in 2016, he says the FIA could open up another tender for new F1 teams in the near future.

“I am not happy for Marussia and Caterham and I sympathise for them, but it has always happened,” Todt told the New York Times.

“But in 2016 we have a new team coming. And we may make a tender again for one or two teams to encourage teams. And try to reduce the costs.”

While Todt says costs must be reduced - “That is one of the things that is being addressed to find a solution” - he insists the current engine formula, which has led to increased costs, is the future of the sport.

“I feel it is one of the few sensible decisions which has been taken over the last period. Formula One is the pinnacle of motor sport, so we must be an example to society. It is not all happening in a kind of closed golden-gated community where nothing is happening on the other side of the world.”

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.