Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes GP plan to hold talks over RRA – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes GP are planning to hold more talks over the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA).
Earlier it was revealed that Red Bull and Ferrari have resigned from FOTA because of differences over the issues of test driving days before the season and during the season and the financial limitations applied, that is where RRA comes into this equation.
Both Ferrari and Red Bull gave lengthy statements explaining the reasons behind their decisions.
Sauber were next to follow Red Bull and Ferrari and quit FOTA although they did not reveal the reasons to the public but it is almost certain that they have the same issues as the other two teams. Toro Rosso is reported to follow suit as a sister company
of Red Bull but have not made any statements regarding their standing on the issue.
Mercedes though has come out in support of the association and have suggested Red Bull and Ferrari to support the cause of FOTA as well as they believe it to be necessary for the growth of the sport.
A spokesperson of FOTA explained that there is still time for talks over the issues with the teams and they will work towards a resolution. Talks held with the teams made little progress and now amid the efforts to keep RRA in place Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren
and Mercedes GP have planned to hold further talks to try and resolve the issue before other teams get involved in the quagmire as well.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner explained that they are committed to cost control in the sport but emphasised that there needs to be a balance that would be fair to all.
“It needs to encompass all aspects of the car,” said Horner. “Dealing with equivalence is always quite dangerous. Each of the teams has a different make up, different ownership.”
“There's willingness from all of the teams to try and contain costs, it's just the manner that you do it. And you can't exclude the engine from that with some teams producing their own engines, so it's important to look at the teams as a whole rather than
cherry-picking the chassis,” he said.
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