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Todt says nine F1 teams sufficient for 2015 season
Jean Todt
FIA president Jean Todt has revealed his ambition to welcome one or more new teams to Formula 1, but meanwhile has declared an 18 car grid is sufficient for the world's premier motorsport championship.
Although Caterham returned in Abu Dhabi, the collapse of the least competitive backmarkers this year reduced the grid from 22 to just 18 cars.
It triggered speculation the top teams might be asked to boost numbers in 2015 by adding third cars to their garages. That prospect has now dwindled, with Todt saying 18 cars is sufficient for now.
'We'll get a new team [Haas] in 2016,' he is quoted by Speed Week. 'So in the worst case we will have 18 cars in 2015 and 20 in 2016. We could...
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