Martin Whitmarsh on Sunday confirmed reports McLaren is still opposed to the idea of ‘customer cars’ in formula one.<\/p>\n
The possible redefinition of a ‘constructor’ will be debated next week at the F1 Commission in Geneva.<\/p>\n
It is believed Bernie Ecclestone is now supportive of Ferrari’s renewed push to be allowed to sell an entire chassis to a small team.<\/p>\n
The F1 chief executive’s support could be a move to further split the unity of the teams’ association, with McLaren and Red Bull reportedly opposed to the third car idea.<\/p>\n
McLaren’s Whitmarsh is also the head of the team alliance FOTA, whose unity is already being tested by alleged breaches of the cost-limiting resource restriction agreement.<\/p>\n
It is alleged the proponents of customer cars will argue that big teams are already selling their intellectual property through technology deals such as McLaren’s with Virgin.<\/p>\n
In India, however, Whitmarsh confirmed his opposition.<\/p>\n
“We have a duty to support the sport and the teams,” he is quoted by the Press Trust of India.\u00a0 “It (customer cars) will probably destroy the smaller teams.<\/p>\n
“Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, and maybe Mercedes can possibly do it, but if we manage the sport badly, the number of teams may drop to eight,” he said.<\/p>\n
“There should be sustained business for all teams.”<\/p>\n
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