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According to a report in The Sunday Times newspaper, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has warned that teams will have to run three cars from next season, if more go out of business before the end of the year.
The Arrows team's future hangs in the balance, with the team only just making it to Silverstone, and team chief Tom Walkinshaw could not yet confirm his team would be able to compete in any other Grands Prix this season, following the British race.
While the Minardi team has now received enough revenues owed to it from commercial rights sales, following the demise of Prost earlier this year, it's future beyond this is not as certain as that of, say Ferrari or McLaren.
"Instead of two cars it will be three," Ecclestone was quoted as saying. "It will probably be three drivers and three cars for next year, but we'll have to wait and see."
"It makes it more competitive because the teams will run three cars, so there will be another seven competitive cars we could run," he added. "We need 18 to 20 cars. Unfortunately already this year [after Prost] we are down to 22, so if we lose Arrows we'll have 20, and if we lose Minardi, we'll have 18."
"I think in the end they will battle through, but I don't think their chances will improve during the winter break."
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If the top teams have to run three cars next season Ferrari can sign Montoya for the third car.
Imagine Schumacher, Barrichello and Montoya at Ferrari :s6:
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