Team preparing arbitration argumentsToro Rosso boss Franz Tost is hoping the long running argument in the paddock regarding use of customer cars will be concluded at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
A meeting has been scheduled to take place in the next 48 hours
by Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone, which is hoped will bring an end to the row that has seen Spyker launch arbitration action against Toro Rosso and Super Aguri.
Spyker believe that both teams are breaking Formula One's rules because they have not designed and manufactured their own cars.
However Tost is optimistic a resolution can be sought: "Hopefully there will be a solution for us and Formula One in general," said Tost. "You never know how it will end. As far as I know from (Spyker Team Principal Colin) Kolles, it's a matter of money."
Tost has admitted Spyker's arbitration claim is of concern to him and his team: "We have to pay attention to it because the topic is at an arbitration court - and there's troubles and work in front of us. If you have to go to arbitration, it's not the way we want to go racing. We want to do it on the racetrack."
"We received two weeks ago a letter from arbitration saying that Spyker went to court and we have 30 days where we can answer. Then we will see. We are preparing our arguments."
Super Aguri Managing Director Daniel Audetto voiced his ill feeling towards Spyker suggesting the action by the Dutch team has come about simply through fear of defeat to the Honda powered team.
"We are already the big surprise this year, so now we have enemies who are protesting against us," said Audetto in an interview with paddock newspaper The Red Bulletin. "In the Piranha Club, they kill the small fish before he's too big. We're becoming big so fast, we scare people and they are trying to kill us. But they will not."
Source AFP
