Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn has questioned the need for 13 teams in Formula 1. According to the Briton it wouldn't be a disaster if a 13th team would not enter Formula 1 in 2011. The FIA is expected to announce a 13th entry around the end of this month.
Speaking about the need for a 13th team Ross Brawn was quoted by ITV-F1 as saying: “I’d suggest it’s getting pretty tight now. We’ve started our car for next year. Obviously the amount of effort and resource we put in is front line.
“I think teams can get cars together in shorter periods of time, as some of the (new) teams demonstrated. But it’s very difficult. It looks pretty marginal to me to get a team together in time for next year.
Brawn furthermore wonders if Formula 1 should really continue to expand its grid. “I think we’ve got to look at the fact that we’ve got a pretty healthy grid now. 24 cars is a pretty good size.
“I don’t think it would be a disaster if a 13th team didn’t come in. What we’ve got to do is keep the teams we’ve got, and I’m sure the smaller teams at the back of the grid are going to close the gap next year with their second car. I think we’ll have an interesting grid next year with the teams we already have.”
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