Holy ...

[dianec42]

Wow! They're actually going to do it!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8108488.stm

F1 teams drop breakaway bombshell

Formula 1 has been thrown into chaos after eight of its major teams said they are now planning to set up a rival championship for the 2010 season. ...

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[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

I was pretty surprised too when it popped up as 'breaking news' on BBC News 24. The question that was asked on the news was is this going to be a disastrous move like the IndyCar split, where they operated two championships for a couple of years then had to rejoin?.

Messy messy messy.

[happyfunpaul.livejournal.com]

That was my immediate thought too: "Oh, gosh, splitting off worked so well for IndyCar..." (My second thought was "... or the World Chess Championship.") But I suppose it's possible that the motivations are more sensible and/or it can work out OK in the long run. (Are there any positve examples?)