F1 teams might boycott races

In a further show of power by the GPWC teams to Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone that they can't control them anymore, if the sport's governing body punishes them heavily for the U.S. Grand Prix fiasco, Minardi boss Paul Stoddart has warned. The seven teams using Michelin tires have been summoned to the International Automobile Federation (FIA)'s world motor sport council meeting in Paris on Wednesday after pulling out of the June 19 race in Indianapolis on safety grounds.

Stoddart, who has acted as an unofficial spokesman for teams opposed to the FIA and Ferrari over proposed rule changes and testing, told BBC radio the consequences of 'draconian' sanctions could be far-reaching.

"I think there'll be action taken, I'm not saying it's going to be at the French Grand Prix," he said when asked whether a strike could hit next weekend's French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours if punishments were meted out.

"In the worst possible situation of (FIA president) Max (Mosley) putting in some kind of draconian penalty, would the other teams race? We'd have to have a meeting and you wouldn't want to guarantee it," added the Australian. Reuters