By GMM
FIA president Max Mosley has agreed to meet with formula one drivers who are unhappy about the increased cost of their mandatory superlicense.
Stories of a possible driver strike swept the Magny Cours circuit on Thursday, after the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) wrote a letter to Mosley arguing that the cost increase for 2008 - up to 200,000 euros for a leading driver - was excessive.
But although GPDA director Fernando Alonso on Thursday confirmed that a strike is a worse-case possibility, F1 veteran David Coulthard said: "There's not going to be a strike.
"That's rubbish," the Red Bull driver is quoted as saying by The Press Association.
The Scot's teammate Mark Webber on Thursday also played down the prospect of a strike, but Coulthard confirmed that the superlicense issue nonetheless "needs to be discussed and understood".
Webber, meanwhile, suggested that Bernie Ecclestone might be a better person for the drivers to talk to, because Mosley is less accessible.
An FIA spokesman, however, confirmed that Mosley replied to the GPDA's letter earlier this month and agreed to meet with the drivers at a time and venue of their choosing.
The GPDA has not replied to his letter, the spokesman added.
FIA president Max Mosley has agreed to meet with formula one drivers who are unhappy about the increased cost of their mandatory superlicense.
Stories of a possible driver strike swept the Magny Cours circuit on Thursday, after the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) wrote a letter to Mosley arguing that the cost increase for 2008 - up to 200,000 euros for a leading driver - was excessive.
But although GPDA director Fernando Alonso on Thursday confirmed that a strike is a worse-case possibility, F1 veteran David Coulthard said: "There's not going to be a strike.
"That's rubbish," the Red Bull driver is quoted as saying by The Press Association.
The Scot's teammate Mark Webber on Thursday also played down the prospect of a strike, but Coulthard confirmed that the superlicense issue nonetheless "needs to be discussed and understood".
Webber, meanwhile, suggested that Bernie Ecclestone might be a better person for the drivers to talk to, because Mosley is less accessible.
An FIA spokesman, however, confirmed that Mosley replied to the GPDA's letter earlier this month and agreed to meet with the drivers at a time and venue of their choosing.
The GPDA has not replied to his letter, the spokesman added.