Drivers share same vision of FOTA

The Formula One drivers and FOTA had a meeting this morning to discuss the future of the sport. During the meeting, which started at 10:30 at the Toyota motorhome, both parties talked about the current crisis in the pinnacle of motorsport.

After the meeting, Jarno Trulli said to the media: "All the drivers have the same feeling: to follow FOTA and respect above all the work they are doing on the coming rules and the running of Formula 1 in a serious way for the future.

"We were called today to be kept informed because of the rules not being clear and, being one of the few things that we have read, do not work and needed to be talked about from our part for reasons of safety. These rules, which we do not in any case consider are adequate, we share the same vision as FOTA."

Earlier this weekend Fernando Alonso expressed his concerns to the Spanish media at Istanbul by saying: "I prefer to race in any other category before in the new F1. A model similar to GP2 or F3 is not interesting for any driver, for any sponsor or for any circuit or television network. In that case it would be a category without any sense. We'll have to see what the options are.

"The teams have done their maximum: they have signed up for the 2010 championship. But you cannot suddenly move from a budget of 500 million to one of 45 million a year. It's possible in three years, which is what the teams are proposing. It's impossible for them to do more. Now the ball is on the FIA's court."