Friday, July 22, 2005

Guilty verdict rescinded against Formula One teams A quick break from storm news to post a story about something I had written about a fair bit at the time.  The governing body of Formula One rescinded the guilty verdict against the teams that boycotted the U.S. Grand Prix. Guilty verdict on USGP cancelled ... The Senate announced on July 14 that the teams could have faced serious legal difficulties had they raced against the orders of their French tyre manufacturers.... FIA said in the statement: "Having examined the new evidence previously submitted to the FIA Senate, the FIA World Motor Sport Council has voted overwhelmingly to accept the recommendation of the FIA Senate regarding events at the 2005 United States Grand Prix. The guilty verdicts of June 29 made against the seven Michelin teams have therefore been cancelled." A wise decision that should not have been necessary. Jackpotzrebie comment []3:21:33 PM   trackback []