22 teams apply for 2008 entries

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Twenty-two teams have submitted entry applications for the 2008 Formula 1 world championship, the FIA revealed on Friday.

With only 12 slots available, 10 applications will be rejected.

The FIA has received applications from 22 teams wishing to compete in the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the governing body said in a statement.

All applicants have been invited to a meeting in London on April 10, 2006.

Among the applicants are all 11 existing teams, former Minardi owner Paul Stoddart and former BAR and Benetton boss David Richards. - itvF1

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Hmm, I was wondering if Prost would ever return. After all, Super Aguri has taken over the operations of the former Arrows team.

Furthermore, the $48m deposit will be scrapped.

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Eddie Jordan has placed an entry for the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship.

The FIA revealed last Friday that 22 teams had applied for the 12 spots available on the grid in F1s new, cheaper, era.

Former Jordan technical director and long time EJ associate Gary Anderson confirmed to Setanta Sports that Jordan was among the parties on the list.

A far as I am aware he has put an entry in, Anderson said.

If Max Mosley does what he is talking about with the costs of Formula 1, it would leave an opportunity for an independent team to come in and do a competitive job again.

Eddie sees it as an opportunity to get back into something that he loves and to be competitive.

Theres no point in not being competitive, which is where we were stuck during the last few years at Jordan.

Jordan sold his team to the Midland group at the end of 2004.

It had blossomed into a race winning and championship contending outfit in the late 1990s, but struggled to compete with the big spending manufacturers and gradually faded to the back of the grid in the 2000s.

The list of 2008 applicants also includes Paul Stoddart, who would enter under the Minardi name, and former Benetton and BAR boss David Richards, whose Prodrive organisation intends to enter F1 under its own banner for the first time.

But legendary American team owner Roger Penske is not on the list.

There were rumours that Penske might come back to F1 after three decades away, but it is understood that he has decided to focus on his NASCAR, IndyCar and sportscar programmes instead.

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Carlin confirms 2008 F1 entry
Wednesday, 12, April, 2006, 11:23
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Carlin Motorsport has confirmed that it is one of the 22 teams to have submitted an entry application for the 2008 Formula 1 world championship.

The Aldershot-based outfit scored a landmark 100th motorsport win in last weekends British Formula BMW event at Brands Hatch and is well established as a leading F3 and Renault World Series team.

Team principal Trevor Carlin was the sporting director of Jordan Grand Prix in the first part of 2005 until leaving due to disagreements with the teams Midland ownership.

Carlin said the much lower costs involved of competing under the 2008 rules framework had brought F1 within his price range.

We believe that the introduction of the new initiatives by the FIAhave been designed to allow successful junior teams such as Carlin Motorsport to make the previously difficult step up to Formula 1, Carlin said in a statement.

The proposed cost reductions should bring the necessary budgets within our reach.

With the FIA having set a limit of 12 teams for the 2008 season, the entry list is heavily oversubscribed.

The 11 existing F1 teams are expected to be given priority, leaving a single highly sought-after vacancy.

The other contenders include David Richards Prodrive organisation, BCN Competition, Racing Engineering, Eddie Jordan and Jacques Villeneuves manager Craig Pollock.

Carlin's pedigree as a championship winner in the sport's junior categories should ensure his entry receives serious consideration, and he is confident of having the necessary human, financial and technical resources to make the step up.

We are well underway with building an appropriate infrastructure and have firm commitments from key people who are experienced in F1 design, marketing, management and operations," he said.

They will join us if our entry is accepted.

We have also agreed the purchase of an established facility in the south of England, for design and specialist production and a composite facility near our base to handle the major workload.

We realise that there is considerable competition for the entry and the teams credentials are our success in racing.

We are confident that the requisite finance will be available from our existing contacts if the entry is accepted.