Whitmarsh defends FOTA teams

Martin Whitmarsh has defended the decision of FOTA members to agree unilaterally to commercial terms offered by Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, even though he originally pushed hard for teams to stick together on the subject. Before Ferrari and Red Bull quit the organisation at the end of last year, FOTA was determined that its members remained united to give themselves a better bargaining position against Ecclestone. In an email that Whitmarsh sent to FOTA members at the end of 2010, a copy of which has been seen by AUTOSPORT, he wrote: "If the teams are able to reach an agreement on distribution we will undoubtedly, collectively be able to secure a more favourable overall total for the teams

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