Formula 1: Webber Goes from Pole to Podium in Germany

Brawn may have been enjoying a great season but it’s Red Bull’s turn to score a one-two. Best yet for Mark Webber as he finally scored his maiden Formula 1 win in the German Grand Prix – despite having penalized after a racing incident.

Webber collided with Brawn’s Ruben Barrichello but still managed to power on for the win. Team mate Sebastian Vettel closed the race out securing the number two finish to complete Red Bull’s domination. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa rounded up the podium.

Williams’ Nico Rosberg clinched fourth while championship leaders Brawn clinched fifth and sixth with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello respectively. The finish drew the ire of Barrichello accusing his team of costing him a win after the race.

Jenson Button still leads all drivers with 68 points. Last year’s champion, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, is nowhere to be seen, finishing last after a costly mistake on a corner that punctured his tire. He returned to finish last.

Formula 1: Peace on Shaky Ground as Moseley Cries Foul

Max Mosely is apparently aghast that the Formula One Teams Association have made “deliberate attempts” to mislead people and the media concerning the terms of the agreement that was agreed upon in the last meeting with the FOTA, the FIA, and the World Motor Sport Council.

“I was astonished to learn that FOTA has been briefing the press that Mr Boeri has taken charge of Formula One, something which you know is completely untrue,” said Mosely, in a letter addressed to FOTA chairman Luca di Montezemolo. “That I had been forced out of office, also false; and, apparently, that I would have no role in the FIA after October, something which is plain nonsense, if only because of the FIA statutes.

“Given your and FOTA’s deliberate attempt to mislead the media, I now consider my options open. At least until October, I am president of the FIA with the full authority of that office. After that it is the FIA member clubs, not you or FOTA, who will decide on the future leadership of the FIA.”

Moseley asked for a retraction from FOTA prior to its June 25th press conference, but FOTA made no such retraction.

Formula 1: Mosley Out, FOTA Teams Back for 2010 Season

Score one for the Formula One Teams Association. The FOTA got their wish, as they reached an agreement with the FIA to retain the 2009 rules for next season’s championship series after threatening to stage a breakaway championship.

Additionally, FIA president Max Moseley won’t be going for a re-election after his term ends in October, in light of the new agreement and “with the prospect of a stable future for Formula One”.

Here is part of the FIA statement released after the meeting: “There will be no alternative series or championship and the rules for 2010 onwards will be the 2009 regulations as well as further regulations agreed prior to 29 April 2009.” The agreement further stipulates that teams will take measures to bring costs down “to the level of the early 1990s”and that new entries will be provided technical assistance by the current manufacturer teams.

That’s that, it seems. There will be 13 teams in 2010, with the old rules along with the new teams. But there are still questions. Will Moseley really not stand for re-election? How will the new teams fare without the budget cap? Much remains to be seen.

Formula 1: Possible Mosley Ouster as FOTA Preps for Breakaway Championship

As the “internal bickering” within Formula 1 continues, there are rumors circulating that Max Mosley could be on his way out of the FIA, or at least his power will be nipped, in order to appease the Formula One Teams Association and quell its drive for a breakaway championship series.

Apparently, the teams met the previous weekend and decided that there won’t be any deal with Mosley, even despite Mosley’s claims that a deal is almost done.

The last FOTA press release detailed the association’s perspective, including bits about the teams’ wishes being ignored, “tens of millions of dollars” in revenue withheld from teams, and the general pursuit of a compromise going unanswered—hence providing the impetus for the breakaway series.

Renault’s Flavio Briatore said that the preparations for the breakaway series will be speeding up and should start to be consolidated by next week, and sources put the schedule of the FOTA meeting right after the World Motorsport Council summit on Wednesday. That’s where it is likely that a vote to cast Moseley out of the FIA could be made.