Teams McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Racing Point, Renault, Alpha Tauri and Williams have issued a joint statement to declare themselves "shocked and shocked" by the closure of the investigation of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on the power unit Ferrari and threaten to take legal action to clarify this matter.

"The signatory teams are surprised and shocked by the FIA ​​statement on Friday, February 28 regarding the conclusion of their investigation into the Ferrari unit power unit . An international sports regulator has a responsibility to act with the highest standards of governance, integrity and transparency, "lament these teams.

Therefore, they show their "firm opposition to the FIA ​​reaching a confidential settlement agreement with Ferrari to conclude this matter" and declare their "shared commitment to seek full and adequate disclosure in this matter" to ensure that F1 "addresses to all competitors fairly and equitably. "

"We do it on behalf of fans, participants and stakeholders of Formula 1. In addition, we reserve our rights to seek legal redress, within the due process of the FIA ​​and before the competent courts," they warn.

Last week, the FIA announced a confidential agreement with Ferrari after conducting "thorough technical investigations" on possible irregularities in its power unit using the Italian team's cars.

"The FIA ​​and Ferrari have agreed on a series of technical commitments that will improve the supervision of all Formula 1 power units for the upcoming championship seasons, as well as assistance to the FIA ​​in other regulatory obligations of Formula 1 and in its research activities on carbon emissions and sustainable fuels, "said the agency.

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