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FIA: F1 teams obliged to take part in every race 

Following recent media reports that two of the new F1 teams – Campos Meta and US F1 – could miss some races, the FIA issued a statement clarifying that each team that has registered for this year’s championship, is obliged to take part in every event of the season.

The FIA statement read:

Following recent reports on the interpretation of clauses in the Concorde Agreement concerning the concept of a Team’s ‘participation’ in the FIA Formula One World Championship, the FIA wishes to make the following clarification:

From a sporting and regulatory point of view, each Team that has registered for the Championship is obliged to take part in every event of the season. Any failure to take part, even for just one Championship event, would constitute an infringement both of the Concorde Agreement and the FIA Regulations.