On track battles in F1 won't be the most entertainment this year...

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Hersteller gegen Ecclestone: Muss Bernie bis Ende 2016 abtreten?

Article in German; Summary:

• credibility of the sport damaged by arguments over qualification formats, cheaper engines, wider cars, and Pirelli's exit threats
  
• frustrated by constant chaos manufacturers want to dethrone Ecclestone by the end of the year
  
  
• weeks of arguments over qualifying until the teams finally won against Ecclestone and the FIA
  
  
• Ecclestone demanded faster cars and teams and the FIA seemed to have agreed to McLaren's concept; now only Red Bull (including Toro Rosso) and McLaren remain unconditionally in favour; the other teams increasingly feel like they are on the wrong track
  
  
• counter proposals for the vote on April 26 include keeping the 2016 rules and just adding wider tyres and wider, lower rear wings
  
  
• Pirelli now threatening to leave unless they get testing guarantees
  
  
• teams agreed to testing rules, but they have to be ratified by the F1 Commission today
  
  
• manufactures annoyed by chaos over rules, which puts their investments in jeopardy
  
  
• they blame Ecclestone for chaos over rules; Ecclestone shooting from the hip too often and trying to break the Mercedes dominance with artificial elements
  
  
• constant arguments often seen as lack of leadership from Ecclestone, but manufactuers also to blame; they are all blocking each other
  
  
• lead by Marchionne, manufactures plan a vote of no-confidence against Ecclestone and demand CVC to replace him by the end of the year
  
  
• Ecclestone aware of plans and is lobbying the EU Commission to escape from the current contracts before 2020
  
  
• EU intervention taking away power and privileges from the manufacturers would be welcomed by Ecclestone and Todt
  
  
• big teams would lose out, especially Ferrari
  
  
• loss of bonus payments and veto rights could further lower Ferrari's stock price
  

 

[Retroram52]

This is the same Marchionne that is slowly destroying Chrysler with the infusion of Fiat junk. Yes?