Rival drivers: F1 needs Ferrari
Too much politics. F1 is turning into a freak show. Thursday 7th May 2009 Nick Heidfeld has reminded the FIA of their obligation to the fans following president Max Mosley's shock attack on Ferrari. After an exchange of letters last week with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo in relation to the budget cap, Mosley later claimed Formula One could live without the sport's most iconic brand. Politically motivated the remark may have been as there is a battle being waged between the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association, of which di Montezemolo is chairman. But as far as the drivers are concerned, after they were canvassed ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, the feeling is that without Ferrari, there is no Formula One. BMW's Heidfeld was the most pointed, referencing the fact the FIA had only recently conducted a worldwide survey of a broad cross-section of the public as to how F1 could b...