Schumacher supports Formula One breakaway series

Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has lent support to the prospect of a breakaway series

Schumacher supports Formula One breakaway series

Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has lent support to the prospect of a breakaway series.

Formula One Team's Association (FOTA), consisting of Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, has confirmed they are to go it alone after failing to reach a compromise with FIA president Max Mosley over the future direction of the sport.

Legal notice

That led to the FIA on Saturday issuing legal proceedings against the eight teams that will be officially instigated on Monday. Schumacher, though, believes a rival championship could be in the best interest of the sport.

"I really hope those political games will soon end. They got on my nerves during all my career. Because in the end doesn't it all come down to one simple fact? Motorsport is a great sport; Formula One has always been the best of it and has to remain the pinnacle. Formula One has always been the platform for the best drivers and the best teams.

Uncertainty of rules

"This is what is admired all over the world, this is what everybody wants to see. But if this is constantly put into question due to permanent uncertainty of rules, it is maybe better to really defend that value, leave and establish it somewhere else in a reasonable way. It is simply not understandable that all teams share their view on how to approach the reforms, and the governing body still wants to implement something else.

"This makes a new championship much more realistic. It is starting to be a real alternative to me. As a motorsport fan I want to watch the best show, which is where the best drivers and the best teams compete with each other."

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