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December 03, 2004
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Heathrow Airport is London?s biggest terminal.
Every day, thousands and thousands of people take off and land, headed to England or to every possible destination in the world.
At 9 PM GMT, animation in the big halls of the terminal, around the check-in desks and in the dozens of bars scattered around is still quite high.
Tonight, however, there seems to be another point of interest in the Airport: far from the noise of the tourist-packed halls, in the upper floors of the glass-clad terminal, in the luxurious conference rooms usually reserved for the highest ranks of corporate managers, a meeting is being held.
Journalists from all the most important sport and motorsport magazines and websites are waiting outside the locked doors of a meeting room, where Kari Koski, Andy Graydon and William Ponissi, the Triumvirate of Chief Admins of the F1VWC, are deciding of the future of the league itself.
Kari Koski was the first to arrive, some fifteen minutes before 9, in an elegant black suit, matching his executive briefcase. The Finn, who came to London on a scheduled Finnair flight, was soon surrounded by flashes as he?s on his second day only on full charge of the league; a very exciting start of shift after all the pictures and autographs on the aircraft!
Second to come was William Ponissi, who flew on a private jet. Rumours are that the pilot was no one else that ?The flying Dutchman? Jan Kelder. Ponissi wore a dark grey Armani suit, and as usual, he bore a briefcase, probably containing his laptop computer.
Last to come, ironically as he is the only one from Britain, is Andy Graydon, dressed in a dark suit with a light blue handkerchief in the breast pocket, an homage to Phoenix F1.
The three men locked in the conference room at 9.03 PM, and the press couldn?t do anything but wait until 2 hours later, at 11 PM GMT, when the doors were opened, and the journalists could flock in the room for the Official Statements of the Chief Admins. Here we present you with a live report of the press conference.
First to speak is the man in charge, Kari Koski:
?Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Heathrow. Tonight, the seeds of the F1VWC season have been tossed. We?ve been talking about the matters discussed for weeks, but only in this very room we sat and drew our decisions.?
An indefinite talking rattles among the media.
?The first and most important of the topics discussed was the potential exclusion of some of the 2004 teams. All of them were informed that their position was under investigation by the Admins, and were asked to provide some proof of commitment for the upcoming season. We had all the stuff in our hands by last week, and we had some good days to decide the fate of the 4 teams.?
A reporter from Greece raises her hand to ask whether she has understood correctly, as she thought the teams under investigations were only 3.
?4 indeed
Every day, thousands and thousands of people take off and land, headed to England or to every possible destination in the world.
At 9 PM GMT, animation in the big halls of the terminal, around the check-in desks and in the dozens of bars scattered around is still quite high.
Tonight, however, there seems to be another point of interest in the Airport: far from the noise of the tourist-packed halls, in the upper floors of the glass-clad terminal, in the luxurious conference rooms usually reserved for the highest ranks of corporate managers, a meeting is being held.
Journalists from all the most important sport and motorsport magazines and websites are waiting outside the locked doors of a meeting room, where Kari Koski, Andy Graydon and William Ponissi, the Triumvirate of Chief Admins of the F1VWC, are deciding of the future of the league itself.
Kari Koski was the first to arrive, some fifteen minutes before 9, in an elegant black suit, matching his executive briefcase. The Finn, who came to London on a scheduled Finnair flight, was soon surrounded by flashes as he?s on his second day only on full charge of the league; a very exciting start of shift after all the pictures and autographs on the aircraft!
Second to come was William Ponissi, who flew on a private jet. Rumours are that the pilot was no one else that ?The flying Dutchman? Jan Kelder. Ponissi wore a dark grey Armani suit, and as usual, he bore a briefcase, probably containing his laptop computer.
Last to come, ironically as he is the only one from Britain, is Andy Graydon, dressed in a dark suit with a light blue handkerchief in the breast pocket, an homage to Phoenix F1.
The three men locked in the conference room at 9.03 PM, and the press couldn?t do anything but wait until 2 hours later, at 11 PM GMT, when the doors were opened, and the journalists could flock in the room for the Official Statements of the Chief Admins. Here we present you with a live report of the press conference.
First to speak is the man in charge, Kari Koski:
?Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Heathrow. Tonight, the seeds of the F1VWC season have been tossed. We?ve been talking about the matters discussed for weeks, but only in this very room we sat and drew our decisions.?
An indefinite talking rattles among the media.
?The first and most important of the topics discussed was the potential exclusion of some of the 2004 teams. All of them were informed that their position was under investigation by the Admins, and were asked to provide some proof of commitment for the upcoming season. We had all the stuff in our hands by last week, and we had some good days to decide the fate of the 4 teams.?
A reporter from Greece raises her hand to ask whether she has understood correctly, as she thought the teams under investigations were only 3.
?4 indeed
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