(GMM) FIA president Max Mosley has defended not agreeing to sanction a non-championship grand prix 'show' at Indianapolis.
The Briton, 64, said F1 is not 'entertainment disguised as sport.'
''You cannot (change the rules) if you want to remain a sport,'' he said in a prepared 'Q&A' released by the FIA.
Mosley put the blame for Sunday's 14-car pullout squarely on Michelin, who - he said - should now 'compensate' fans. He also said that next year's US grand prix should be free-of-charge for all 2005 ticket holders.
He denied that Ferrari had anything to do with the decision to refuse the chicane.
''They were never consulted,'' said Max.
And, explaining why the chicane was out of the question, Mosley likened it to making everyone in a 100m sprint run barefoot 'because some had forgotten their shoes.'
He said running through pitlane would've been 'infinitely better' than a 6-car farce.
Mosley added: ''We can't break our own rules just because some teams want us to.''
He also referred to 'rumours' about further tyre problems in testing.
Written: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:48:13
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