FILE - In this Friday, April 27, 2001 file photo Ferrari drivers Rubens Barrichello of Brazil, left, and Michael Schumacher of Germany, right, pose in front of the Ferrari team on the occasion of the annual photo at the Montmelo track, Barcelona, Spain. The Ferrari team said Tuesday, May 12, 2009 it won't enter its cars in next season's Formula One championship unless the sport's governing body revokes its new budget cap. Ferrari, which has been involved in all 60 seasons of motor racing premier's championship, said the new FIA guidelines were arbitrary and would set up a double standard. It said equal rules for everyone are necessary for the sport to continue. "The same rules for all teams, stability of regulations, the continuity of the FOTA's endeavours to methodically and progressively reduce costs, and governance of Formula One are priorities for the futures," Ferrari said in a statement after a board meeting. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

FILE - In this Friday, April 27, 2001 file photo Ferrari drivers Rubens Barrichello of Brazil, left, and Michael Schumacher of Germany, right, pose in front of the Ferrari team on the occasion of the annual photo at the Montmelo track, Barcelona, Spain. The Ferrari team said Tuesday, May 12, 2009 it won't enter its cars in next season's Formula One championship unless the sport's governing body revokes its new budget cap. Ferrari, which has been involved in all 60 seasons of motor racing premier's championship, said the new FIA guidelines were arbitrary and would set up a double standard. It said equal rules for everyone are necessary for the sport to continue. "The same rules for all teams, stability of regulations, the continuity of the FOTA's endeavours to methodically and progressively reduce costs, and governance of Formula One are priorities for the futures," Ferrari said in a statement after a board meeting.

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