F1 appears likely to remain at just 10 teams for now.

Recently, FIA president Jean Todt confirmed reports that a couple of groups have expressed interest in filling the last two team places on the grid.

"If a large manufacturer wants to come in, that is easy," said Todt. "If it is an independent team, we would have to take a closer look."

It now appears as if the interest expressed recently was indeed by parties proposing to launch smaller, independent teams.

"Yes, there are inquiries, but nothing that I would describe as serious," Todt said. "We now have 10 teams and a good world championship, but ideally we would have 12 teams as is allowed in the current agreements. If we would get to the point where a serious request is made, as was the case with Gene Haas, then we would make a new tender."

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