Zoom Webber echoing other drivers' opinions

In view of the crisis between the FIA and the Formula One Teams Association, and the increasing prospect of a meltdown this Friday, F1 drivers Felipe Massa and Mark Webber - who both drive for FOTA member teams - said an alternative series should now be considered a serious option.

"As the teams appear to be united, then maybe it is time to look at doing something different that could be better for the sport," said Ferrari's Massa.

Red Bull's Webber wrote in his BBC column: "We want to drive for the best teams and race against the best drivers. If it's not the FIA Formula One World Championship, so be it."

Batting in the media for Max Mosley, however, was the FIA President's friend Gerhard Berger, who told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport that "some men dream of playing Ecclestone and Mosley. "

But the former Grand Prix winner and team co-owner doubts the threats of a breakaway championship can be followed through.

"BMW and Mercedes really have other problems at the moment: like selling cars," said the Austrian.

However, last Friday the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) promised to support its F1 teams in finding "an alternative way to practice this sport in a manner which provides clarity, certainty of rules and administration, and a fair allocation of revenues to the competing teams."

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Source: GMM