7:45pm UK, Friday May 15, 2009
Ferrari has applied for an injunction to stop proposed Formula One rule changes, FIA president Max Mosley has revealed.
Kimi Raikkonen drives for Ferrari during this year's Spanish Grand Prix
The Italian team is one of four threatening to withdraw from the sport at the end of this season unless revisions are made to the new regulations.
Under the proposed changes teams have the option to cap their racing budget at £40m in exchange for rules banning certain technical specifications to be relaxed.
Alternatively, teams can spend an infinite amount over the season but cars must meet strict technical restrictions.
Theoretically the move would democratise the sport, but Ferrari, Toyota, Red Bull and Renault say it would create a two-tier world championship.
Mosley, head of the Paris-based FIA, and F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone met team bosses in a hotel at London's Heathrow Airport to discuss the crisis.
"During the meeting it became apparent that Ferrari have made an application to the French courts to apply for an injunction to stop us doing what we want to do," Mosley said.
At the end of the meeting no solution was agreed and the teams left to discuss alternatives.
"It was a friendly meeting but the teams have gone off to see if they can come up with something better than the cost cap," Mosley said.
The deadline for teams to enter for next season is May 29.
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