All 10 Formula One teams met Friday’s deadline to enter cars for next season, ending a threatened pullout by Ferrari and others in a dispute over a planned budget cap.
The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) said it submitted conditional entries from nine teams — Brawn, BMW Sauber, Ferrari, Force India, McLaren, Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso and Toyota. The 10th team on the 2009 grid, Williams, lodged its entry last week.
Ferrari, Renault, Red Bull, Toyota and Toro Rosso had threatened to withdraw from F1 next season if governing body FIA goes ahead with plans to introduce a voluntary 45 million euro (US$60 million) budget cap.
Teams accepting the cap would be given more technical freedom, creating what the big teams fear will be a two-tier championship.
FOTA said in a statement that its members confirmed a “long-term commitment” to the racing series.
All 10 teams “unanimously agreed further and significant actions to substantially reduce the costs of competing in the championship in the next three years,” it said.
FOTA did not comment directly on FIA’s budget cap plan. Under a reported compromise, next season could start with teams operating under a 100 million euro cap in exchange for sharing technology with new teams.
The US$60 million cap would be deferred until 2011.
Brazil has four teams, more than any other country, in the expanded Club World Cup that kicked off yesterday in the US, but for SE Palmeiras, the competition holds a special meaning: winning it would provide some redemption. Under coach Abel Ferreira since 2020, Palmeiras lifted two Copa Libertadores titles, plus Brazilian league, cup and state championships. Even before Ferreira, it boasted another South American crown and 11 league titles. The only major trophy missing is a world champions’ title. Other Brazilian clubs like Fluminense FC and Botafogo FR, also in the tournament, have never won it either, but the problem for Palmeiras
Lionel Messi drew vast crowds and showed flashes of his brilliance when his Inter Miami side were held to a goalless draw by African giants Al-Ahly as the revamped FIFA Club World Cup got off to a festive start on Saturday. Fans showed up en masse for the Group A clash at the Hard Rock Stadium, home to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, but Messi could not fully deliver, his best chance coming through a last-second attempt that was deflected onto the crossbar. Inter Miami next face FC Porto on Thursday in Atlanta, while Al-Ahly, who benefited from raucous, massive support, are to
Sergio Ramos on Tuesday outfoxed two Inter players and artfully headed home the first goal for Monterrey at the FIFA Club World Cup. The 39-year-old Ramos slipped through the penalty area for the score just as he did for so many years in the shirts of Real Madrid and Spain’s national team, with whom he combined smarts, timing and physicality. Ramos’ clever goal and his overall defensive play at the Rose Bowl were major factors in Monterrey’s impressive 1-1 draw against the UEFA Champions League finalists in the clubs’ first match of the tournament. “There is always a joy to contribute to the
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani on Monday wobbled through a 28-pitch first inning at home against the San Diego Padres in his first appearance on the mound since August 2023. Scheduled to throw as many as two innings, Ohtani went a single frame while allowing one run on two hits. He did not issue a walk nor strike out a batter. “Not quite happy with the results overall, but the takeaway for me is that I feel good enough to be able to make the next outing,” Ohtani said of his pitching performance. Ohtani still wound up with a positive impact
RSS