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F1 Budget Cap – No two-tier system says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone says there will be no two-tier system in the F1 budget cap row [ad#ad-1] All eyes have gone off the stunning start to this year’s F1 circus with the news that Ferrari, Renault, Red Bull and several other teams have threatened to quit F1 next year in protest at the budget cap proposal and the two-tier system that appears to create. In a nutshell, the FIA – lead by Max Mosley – has imposed a £40 million cap on F1 team expenditure for next year (excluding driver costs, marketing costs and transport), but has said that teams who don’t adhere to the cap can still compete, but will be handicapped. Not surprisingly, the richer teams have objected and, on the face of it, it starts to look as if F1 as we know it is going to bite the dust.

Penske Automotive will buy Saturn from GM

IndyCar team owner and Detroit businessman Roger Penske has an agreement with General Motors to buy the Saturn brand, it was announced Friday. The proposed deal could close in the third quarter, and GM would continue to build the Saturn Aura, the Vue and the Outlook on a contract basis for Penske Automotive Group, which is the nation

Fleet-footed Ford speeds tech developments for advanced work vehicles

From supplying Kraft Foods with 2,500 Fusions to leading police fleet sales for 15 years, Ford is the major player in the fleet market--and it intends to keep things that way. “Fleet is not a bad word at Ford,” said Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas. “It's like anything else in life--done in moderation, it can be very healthy.” In 2009, Ford had the largest share of U.S.