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Right ... sort of. Some rumoprs are in fact people talking about things they have heard that are actually in planning, while some are started by people grasping at straws or merely trying to write entertaining articles for a quick buck.
The kernel of this rumor was someone saying, "Well, no one from Ferrari ever expressly stated that they wouldn't enter P1."
Nor did they say they wouldn't enter the Kentucky Derby, NASCAR the Iditarod, air racing, or Nathan's hot-dog eating contest, so I guess those are all valid rumors?
Or maybe, we hear rumors of stuff happening and also rumors that are wholly fictional, and it doesn't make a lot of sense to spend a whole lot of time on the wholly fictional?
So, some people are trying to determine if this one is wholly fictional.
So, regardless of whether everything starts as a rumor ... as you say, lots of rumors are not reality. No problem pointing out that this rumor isn['t supported by a single iota of evidence.
And really, even if Ferrari started a P1 program ... this current rumor wouldn't be a rumor of that. if Ferrari started a P1 program, and someone noticed the beginning stages, or learned that Ferrari had called Dallara and then deduced that they might be considering P1 ... but this is just some empty nothings based on the fact that some guy somewhere really wants it to happen. Even if it happened, this rumor would be unreality, because ti si not based on anything but imagination.
We'd all love to see it, but deluding ourselves doesn't help anything.
As for diesel/petrol balance ... I'd bet FIA jumps pretty quick for Toyota and Porsche, just as they have been giving Toyota increasing advantages since they started. FIA knows it need more than just Audi on board. Why someone thing FIA would suddenly bend over backward for Ferrari ... remember, we have new management there. Care to tell me what (ex-Ferrari manager) Jean Todt has done for Ferrari since he took over?
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