Michelin teams must await FIA punishment

FORMULA ONE has stepped back from the brink after world governing body the FIA opted to wait until September to punish the teams involved in the United States Grand Prix fiasco.

Seven Michelin teams were summoned to an FIA world motorsport council meeting in Paris yesterday to explain why they refused to start the race at Indianapolis, leaving only six cars in the United States Grand Prix.

The teams - Renault, McLaren, Williams, Toyota, Sauber, Red Bull and BAR - were found guilty of two charges but cleared of three allegations, including the more serious claims.