PARIS -- Formula One's governing body said Thursday it will recommend guilty verdicts be dropped against the seven teams that boycotted the United States Grand Prix because new evidence showed they did nothing wrong.
FIA ruled last month that the teams were guilty of failing to provide suitable tires and wrongfully refusing to allow their cars to race in the June 19 event at Indianapolis, but put off any sanctions until Sept. 14.
BMW-Williams, Mercedes-McLaren, BAR-Honda, Toyota, Sauber, Red Bull and Renault all withdrew from the race after tire manufacturer Michelin said its tires were unsafe for the Indianapolis circuit.
FIA's senate, made up of eight senior officials, met Thursday in Monaco and said the teams were right to follow Michelin's instructions to pull out. The teams were "contractually bound" to do so, FIA said in a statement.
A recommendation to drop the guilty verdicts will be made to FIA's World Motor Sport Council for a vote in the next few days, the statement said. AP NEWS
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