Liberty Media, FIA To Rebrand GP2 As Formula Two As Execs Aim To Restructure Sport

FIA President Jean Todt said that new Formula 1 owner Liberty Media and the FIA are "set to rebrand the GP2 support series as Formula Two," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Todt said that the aim was "to complete a pyramid structure leading from karting through Formula Four, Three and Two to F1." Todt: "Rationalizing the pathway to Formula 1 has been a major goal of the FIA in my time here and the designation of a new F2 would achieve that goal." He added that "confirmation of the deal was imminent." F1 Managing Dir Ross Brawn said last week that the sport "needed to offer more over a weekend and could learn from MotoGP." Brawn: "I'd love to see Formula Two and Formula Three be part of the show, and to have those drivers coming up through into Formula 1" (REUTERS, 3/8).