Ross Brawn plea to Ferrari in bid to save Formula One

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Sunday could be the last time Ferrari appear in the Monaco Grand Prix after they failed to gain an injunction on FIA president Max Mosley's controversial plan to impose a £40million limit on teams next season.

Ferrari, the most iconic name in motor racing, will appeal but it is thought that such action is unlikely to succeed.

Brawn, the technical genius who masterminded the winning of six constructors' and five drivers titles with the Scuderia, fears for the sport.

Now head of his own team, which leads both the drivers' and constructors' championships, Brawn said: "We have always supported the idea of the budget cap, but what we don't want is a cap that forces other teams to leave Formula One. Is there another solution to the budget cap that can achieve the same objectives and be acceptable to teams like Ferrari, Toyota and so on?

"If we can find such a solution then we get the best of both, so we are not fixed on the budget cap being the only solution. Having a budget cap that forces other teams to rethink their commitment to Formula One would be a great shame. I hope we can avoid that."

Today's talks between the teams and the FIA are lent a special urgency because the entry list for the 2010 season is supposed to close a week tomorrow.

Mosley hopes several new teams will swell the grid, attracted by the lower cost of competing. Significantly, however, Brawn refused to confirm whether his team would meet the deadline.

He said: "I don't want to comment on that particular point yet, because of the discussions going on. My dream is that we find a solution so that all the teams in Formula One can go forward - with some new teams joining - and we control the costs of Formula One and make a team like Brawn GP viable in the long run."

Ferrari's Felipe Massa summed up the frustration among the teams caused by more off-track wrangling.

"We have had a lot of political fighting in many areas, and I don't think that has helped the sport," he said. "Many people have become upset because of these many fights, and it would be nice to have more sport and less politics, that's what we're here for."