F1: The FIA ​​agreement with Ferrari that has angered the grill

The highest body closes the investigation by not being able to get more evidence about the violation of the Italian motor regulations in 2019. Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren threaten courts

Suddenly, at the turn of last summer's World Cup, the Ferrari took off. Charles Leclerc conquered Spa and Monza, and Vettel scored the victory in Singapore. Three consecutive victories, seasoned with two second places of the German in Japan and Mexico. The quality jump of the Scuderia raised suspicions within the paddock and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has had to investigate. Only his inquiries have remained almost nothing. In a statement announcing its agreement with the Italian squad for “the material impossibility of having evidence without error about a violation” of the regulation after “suspicions” about the operation of its engine last World.

“The investigations carried out during the 2019 season offered suspicions that the Ferrari power unit may not have respected the limits imposed by the regulation,” said the FIA, in response to the request made on the eve by the seven squires not equipped with An engine of the Italian brand.

McLaren, Mercedes, Racing point, Red bull, Renault, AlphaTauri Y Williams They published a common statement: “We reserve the right to request redress in justice, within the framework of the regular FIA procedure and before the competent courts.” Obviously, Haas Y Alfa Romeo, which receive Ferrari engines, have been kept out of the matter.

This statement was the result of an announcement issued by the FIA ​​10 minutes after the end of the winter tests, which indicated that “the FIA ​​and Ferrari have reached a certain number of technical commitments that will improve the surveillance of all the propellant groups in Frmula 1 in the coming seasons and will assist the FIA ​​in its other regulatory tasks in Formula 1 and in its search activities on carbon emissions and biofuels. “

You suspect

This announcement comes when several squires expressed in the second part of last season suspicions about the compliance of the propellant used by the Scuderia, after an improvement in straight speed particularly visible in the qualifications at the return of the summer truce.

Ferrari “flatly rejects” the suspicions, says the FIA, which, however, is not “fully satisfied” but has decided that “supplementary actions will not contribute anything due to the complexity of the case and the material impossibility of offering evidence without error on a violation. “