A1 GP 2009-2010: First round canceled!
A1 GP’s holding company A1 Holdings has officially announced the cancellation of the season-opening race in Surfers Paradise, Australia. The Australian round was supposed to be the first race of season five and the reason behind the cancellation is the inability of the organizer to prepare its Ferrari-sourced single-seater race cars in time for the event that was scheduled to take place between October 22nd and October 25th.
Recently, world motorsport governing body, FIA instructed the A1 Holdings company to perform two safety-related modifications on the cars. However, these cars will not be ready and shipped in time for the event. There’s also the matter of some unpaid monies to certain parties that are preventing the cars to be released from its current location.
Tony Teixeira, chairman of A1 Holdings revealed, “I want to personally apologize to the people affected by this regrettable but unavoidable decision.” It is also unclear if these cars will be ready for the Chinese race that is scheduled to take place on November 15th. “A1GP may be down, but I do not accept we are out. We have had four exciting seasons that have proved we are a force in the sport and now we shall consolidate on what we have achieved to date. My efforts will be on finding a way forward with the support of some very loyal people,” Teixeira re-assured.
October 18, 2009 @ 12:41 am
iam 1St????
October 18, 2009 @ 3:52 am
1st
October 18, 2009 @ 8:15 am
FIA is crap!
October 18, 2009 @ 11:03 am
Lucky for the Malaysian team coz we did not decide who were going to be drivers yet.
October 18, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
I remember that there was an article simply saying A1GP holding is in big trouble now. They have not paid Ferrari and in return Ferrari simply do not want to have their logo associated with A1GP anymore. They reported that A1GPH also has trouble paying their staffs’ salary.
It seems that A1GP world cup of motorsport future is doomed already.
October 18, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
Flush this series down the toilet bowl!!! ITS SOOOOOO BORINGGGGGGGGGG, unlike F1!!!!
October 19, 2009 @ 8:52 am
hhmmm, no A1 GP?
Malaysia Govt can organize their GP.
1Malaysia GP
October 19, 2009 @ 9:55 am
another interesting race beside F1. i sangat2 suka tengok how fairuz fauzy drive fo malaysian team. he has a good result in renault championships. go for champion, fairuz!!!
October 19, 2009 @ 11:16 am
There is more track action in A1GP than F1 so I don’t understand how someone can call A1GP booorrringgg. The pitstops are also more interesting. maybe dog is referring to the BS glitz and glamour which is better in F1. Unfortunate that there is no Pussycat Doll in A1GP
I normally fall asleep after 10 laps of F1. So far no such thing with A1GP as there is more overtaking and incidents. I also get a sense of pride when our national team does well.
I have been watching F1 since the Prost vs Senna days and I find F1 quite boring these days.
October 19, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
Proton Arena
http://www.ancap.com.au/results/342/
October 19, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
that’s bad news for a race series that’s already strugling to get more hardcore fans… sigh…
October 20, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
i heard that a1gp organizer still owe Sepang Circuit a huge amount of money..
some more i heard that a1gp is just organized to ‘clean’ up some ‘dirty money’..
don’t know whether its true or not.. just rumours maybe..
October 20, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Sports Minister defends role in A1GP collapse
CHRISTINE KELLETT
October 19, 2009
Queensland Sports Minister Phil Reeves says it’s up to the Premier to decide whether he should lose his job over the A1GP debacle unfolding on the Gold Coast.
Mr Reeves this morning admitted he had been lied to by A1GP boss Tony Teixeira, whom he said had assured the State Government as recently as last month that the open-wheel event was a certain start for this weekend.
Organisers announced on Saturday that the headline A1GP race would be scrapped and replaced with an extended V8 program after it was revealed 24 A1GP cars remained impounded in a UK storage shed over unpaid tax bills.
source:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/sports-minister-defends-role-in-a1gp-collapse-20091019-h3ut.html