F1: Mercedes, Williams Yet To Agree To Ecclestone Deal

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F1: Mercedes, Williams Yet To Agree To Ecclestone Deal

Mercedes and Williams are believed to be holding out on the new 2013-2020 Concorde Agreement...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted March 24, 2012 Sepang (MAS)

Ross Brawn's Mercedes team isn't sold on the new Concorde Agreement. (Photo: Getty Images)

Mercedes and Williams are believed to be the two major established teams that have yet to agree to Bernie Ecclestone’s terms for the new 2013-2020 Concorde Agreement.

Ecclestone announced Saturday that the majority of the teams had already agreed, and named Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. To that list can be added Toro Rosso and Sauber, which also made an early exit from FOTA.

The majority of seven is believed to also include Lotus and Force India. Aside from Mercedes and Williams, the three youngest teams are thought to be yet to agree, but obviously they are not regarded as a priority by Ecclestone, who traditionally has to get the big players on line first.

Sources close to Mercedes suggest that the team is simply not happy with the commercial arrangements currently on offer.

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.