 Forti 's withdrawal marked not only the end of its participation in Formula One , but also terminated a team which had enjoyed success in International Formula 3000 and other minor categories . It is generally agreed that Forti may have succeeded if it had its 1995 budget and the FG03 car at the same time , and that Diniz 's departure meant that it stood little chance of survival , but the team has become another example of a small , backmarking team unable to finance its aspirations ; one of the final " privateer " teams to enter the sport in an era of increasing influence and participation from the large car manufacturers . Forti is often cited along with Pacific and Simtek as prime examples of this tendency . It was also argued that the increasing amount of money involved in financing an F1 team which was forcing many of the smaller teams to withdraw in the early to mid @-@ 1990s was a long @-@ term threat to the future of the sport . Alternatively , some saw Forti and similar tail @-@ enders as undeserving of a place in F1 , and it has been suggested that the imposition of the 107 % rule by the FIA in 1996 was a move to force them to raise their game or leave the sport altogether . 
