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 [Grandprix.com Current News] F1 News > So Formula 1 without Ferrari...: The company says that it has a "wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula 1, starting with propulsion", but the Ferrari board expressed "strong concerns" regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison d'etre of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, based principally on competition and technological development. The board of directors expressed the opinion that should these key elements be diminished, it would have to re-evaluate, with its partners the viability of continuing its presence in the sport.

 [GPUpdate.net] Formula One news: Ferrari threatens to quit F1 - GPUpdate.net ...: "Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula 1, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d'etre based principally on competition and technological development," a statement issued by Ferrari this evening read.

 [F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog] Ferrari and Toyota threaten to quit F1 if Max Mosley forces ...: The Ferrari statement starts by mentioning that their profits are down for the quarter, then goes onto mention the standard engines - since Ferrari exist as a car maker only to fund the building of racing cars. If they lose the reason to create exotic and powerful engines, thats basically the end of the manufacturer, with the loss of jobs too.

 [MOTORSPORTS news - autosport.com] autosport.com - F1 News: Ferrari in quit threat over standard engine: "Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula One, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d'etre based principally on competition and technological development," said the statement.

 [SPEED - Latest Headlines: AUTO-RACING] FORMULA-ONE - The Online Motorsports Authority - NASCAR Racing ...: Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula 1, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardize engines

[Formula 1 Complete] Formula 1 complete - all access F1 - Ferrari joins Toyota in F1 ...: In a statement issued after the board meeting headed by president Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari said it believed Max Mosley's plan would "detract from the entire raison" of a sport "based principally on competition and technological .

 [F1 Wolf] First Toyota, then Ferrari, will Max Mosley get the message ...: “Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula 1, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d’etre based principally on competition and technological development. The Board of Directors expressed the opinion that should these key elements be diminished, it would have to re-evaluate, with its partners the viability of continuing its presence in the sport.”

 [Forumula1.net - F1 News and Forums] Ferrari threaten to quit over standard engines | Forumula1.net ...: The statement read: “The FIA has received a number of questions from interested parties regarding that Invitation to Tender. In accordance with the FIA’s Tendering procedures, the replies are set out in the relevant section of the FIA website.”

 [Full Throttle] Mosley Dictates, Enzo Ferrari Spins | Full Throttle: “The (board) felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison d’etre of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d’etre based principally on competition and technology development.” .

 [The Irish Times - Finance] Ferrari threaten to pull off the circuit - The Irish Times - Tue ...: Ferrari have been historically closely aligned with the FIA and the sport's commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, and it will not have escaped Mosley's attention that they are one of the few Formula One teams who have, in the past, successfully forced the governing body to back down from rule changes with which they disapproved. At the end of 1986 Ferrari forced the FIA to abandon plans to ban V12 engines in favour of V10s.

 [German Car Zone] Ferrari warns it might leave Formula One, as standard engine ...: "Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula One, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d’etre based principally on competition and technological development.

 [F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog | F1 news, cars, drivers and more] Green F1 tyres? Seriously? | F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog | F1 ...: I think it’s pretty clear that no one involved in F1 could claim that there is a single aspect of F1 that is green: “green”, yes, the kind of corporate green that’s on the tyres, but ecologically sound? Nah!

 [Sidepodcast : Your Weekly F1 Podcast] Live Commenting: China - Free Practice 2 | Sidepodcast : Your ...: Just did another gathering of data from over the season, this time on reliability/finishing rate for each team. Up to and incuding Japan, I counted each retirement for every team and then divided each value by 32 (counting both cars doing one race each over the past 16 rounds) and then multiplied by 100.

[Autoblog] Spy Shots: Ferrari 430 Challenge Stradale - Autoblog: Stradale is Italian for "street", and like the previous 360 Challenge Stradale, the upcoming F430 CS takes the formula from the car prepared for the Ferrari Challenge race series and adapts it to street use, shedding unneeded pounds and .

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