The FIA has noted the latest press statement made by Michelin regarding the 2006 Formula One regulations.
The decision to
reintroduce tyre changes in Formula One was supported by an overwhelming majority of the Formula One Commission members and by a
unanimous vote of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
The Formula One Commission is made up of all the F1 stakeholders
including representatives of the teams (10), event promoters (8), engine suppliers (1), tyre suppliers (1), sponsors (2) and just
one representative each from the governing body and the commercial rights holder.
Michelin are clearly confused, but it is
difficult to understand which part of the very basic and entirely democratic voting procedures adopted by the FIA that Michelin is
perplexed by. As Michelin themselves point out this is the same regulation as in 2004 when, we must remind them, their tyres ran
without problem at Indianapolis.
