The Secrets of Ferrari’s Deal Are out
They refused to sign that letter, but they did sign a second, modified letter, which did not commit them to that collective action.
Williams have painful memories of a time when they didnt put in an entry; in 1993 they missed the deadline for entering the patronage ” a championship incidentally they went on to win with Alain Prost ” and there was some pain to be taken over that.
Judging from the noises coming out of Toyota at the present moment, governance and transparency are their big bugbears, to a greater extent than budget caps.
For example, Frank Williams said on Friday that he knew Ferraris F1 blog deal paid them more money than Williams but he did not acknowledge that they had a right of veto over the rules.
It has been reported in the last couple of days that the other teams within FOTA are angry with Williams because they signed a collective letter saying that they would not enter the patronage. This isnt quite true.
Toyota and Ferrari have been working closely together at all levels and if Toyota are to leave the sport, Im sure that they will say that it is because of the governance. There is another meeting of FOTA this week, so the story will move on quite a bit before the deadline for entry on Friday.