Former FIA head Max Mosley calls for level Formula One playing field
Former chief says more F1 teams could enter administration as just nine teams head to Monaco
Marussia and Caterham “may not be the last” Formula One teams to go bust given the incredibly high cost of Grand Prix racing, the former head of world motorsport’s governing body believes
Anglo-Russian outfit Marussia became the second team in four days, following Caterham, to enter administration on Monday.
Marussia, whose lead driver Jules Bianchi is fighting for his life after a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, will miss the US Grand Prix on Sunday while administrators look for new finance.
The big problem is that the big teams have so much more money than teams like Caterham and Marussia
Administrators took over the Caterham team on Friday and they will also miss the US race in Austin, Texas and the following Grand Prix in Brazil while they too go in search of new owners.
Max Mosley, the former president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), told BBC Radio Five he was saddened but not surprised by recent events.
“It’s not a fair competition any more,” he said.
“The big problem is that the big teams have so much more money than teams like Caterham and Marussia,” the 74-year-old Englishman added.
