The teams who refused to start the US Grand Prix have been found guilty on two charges of bringing Formula One into disrepute and not guilty on three.

But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.

Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, Red Bull, Sauber and BAR pulled out of the 19 June race after Michelin said it could not guarantee its tyres' safety.

This story is ongoing see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/4631523.stm

of course they are guilty, talk about bringing F1 into disrepute!.......maybe they should loose their tye contracts with those concerned as well......

I only hope that America can hold another F1 in the future......

But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.

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Maybe they should ban them from the next 4 races!

But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.

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Maybe they should ban them from the next 4 races!

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Yes ...I'm sure that would please Ferrari... and FIA must keep them happy after all..

totster

And FIA is guilty of endangering drivers and public by enforcing a 1 set of tyres for the whole qualifying + race.

I am not an F1 fan so I do not know the standard procedures leading up to a race. Looking for some of you F1 aficionados to shed some light on something’s for me.

Seems like the lack of providing proper equipment lies with Michelin here. Is there some reason Michelin was not able to develop a proper tire for this track?

I know that based upon the tire Michelin was prepared to supply they felt the conditions to be unsafe, and one option that was considered was to change the layout a bit to slow the speeds in one area of the track. Was Michelin not aware of the general track layout and therefore the conditions their tires would be raced?

Did Michelin feel the tire they were prepared to supply would hold up at first, and then only after seeing ware on the tires after qualifying were able to better asses the situation, and determine that in fact their tires may not be able to hold up thru the entire race?

I assume that each of these teams have a contract with a single tire supplier that does not allow them to use another suppliers tires during the period of the contract. Is this correct?

What about the rule in regard to qualifying and racing on the same set of tires. Is this a standard rule for all F1 events?

I do not blame any of the teams drivers for not participating in the race – based upon the notification they were given by Michelin that conditions were not safe for the tires Michelin had supplied. In fact seems like not only FIA, but the other drivers/teams should be glad those teams pulled out. Do you want to race next to someone who’s tires are about to blow? If at least some of them had decided to race, and a serious accident had taken place who would be pointing fingers then?

I am not an F1 fan so I do not know the standard procedures leading up to a race.  Looking for some of you F1 aficionados to shed some light on something’s for me. 

Seems like the lack of providing proper equipment lies with Michelin here.  Is there some reason Michelin was not able to develop a proper tire for this track? 

I know that based upon the tire Michelin was prepared to supply they felt the conditions to be unsafe, and one option that was considered was to change the layout a bit to slow the speeds in one area of the track.  Was Michelin not aware of the general track layout and therefore the conditions their tires would be raced?

Did Michelin feel the tire they were prepared to supply would hold up at first, and then only after seeing ware on the tires after qualifying were able to better asses the situation, and determine that in fact their tires may not be able to hold up thru the entire race?

I assume that each of these teams have a contract with a single tire supplier that does not allow them to use another suppliers tires during the period of the contract.  Is this correct? 

What about the rule in regard to qualifying and racing on the same set of tires.  Is this a standard rule for all F1 events?

I do not blame any of the teams drivers for not participating in the race – based upon the notification they were given by Michelin that conditions were not safe for the tires Michelin had supplied.  In fact seems like not only FIA, but the other drivers/teams should be glad those teams pulled out.  Do you want to race next to someone who’s tires are about to blow?  If at least some of them had decided to race, and a serious accident had taken place who would be pointing fingers then?

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Evidentally the tyres are manufactured to suit individual circuits after taking into account and assessing grip and durability requirements. Racing slicks are virtually sacrificial and made to give x number of laps at maximum grip. The problem was that the circuit was resurfaced thus allowing higher speeds and pressures on the tyres than was envisaged, Michelin were upfront in stating they doubted the ability of the tyres to perform safely for race distance,and from there the whole situation became farcical.

But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.

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Maybe they should ban them from the next 4 races!

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Yes ...I'm sure that would please Ferrari... and FIA must keep them happy after all..

totster

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Paul Stoddart report link is here. Very revealing

Paul Stoddart report link is here. Very revealing 

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Well......it doesn't get much more candid than that, and from a Bridgestone team too.....