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Rebel F1 series plans denied as F1 Concorde Agreement discussions start

11th June 2008

Formal talks on the drafting of a new Concorde Agreement began at last weekend’s F1 Canadian Grand Prix race meeting led to speculation that a ‘breakaway’ F1 series, outside of the control of the FIA, was being planned which was later denied by F1 impresario Bernie Ecclestone.

Speaking to journalists in the paddock at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal Ecclestone said, "Nobody has discussed a breakaway series. We have been discussing what we are putting in a Concorde Agreement, which we have spent two years trying to get signed. But these guys can never make up their mind. One team wants something, another team something else, and another team another."

An FIA spokesman said, "We have nothing to add to the letter the FIA President sent to the member clubs on May 16. The issues he raised then could not have been clearer.

"There are those who have sought to destabilise the FIA and undermine its independent authority for their own gain. The overwhelming support the President received from the General Assembly confirms that our membership will not allow this to happen. Anyone who thinks that this is not the case is deluded."

The Concorde Agreement is a document which lays out the terms under teams participate in the Formula One World Championship and their share of the television revenues and prize money.

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