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  • Turkey charged with breaching F1's rules

    09/04/2006 12:01:09 PM PDT · by Cruising Speed · 14 replies · 484+ views
    Planet F1 ^ | September 1, 2006
    Turkish Grand Prix organisers have been summoned before world governing body the FIA, accused of breaching Formula One rules. Controversy erupted after organisers put forward Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat to present the winner's trophy to Felipe Massa in Istanbul on Sunday. The Turkish-controlled area of northern Cyprus is not recognised as a separate country by the United Nations and the FIA expressed anger that their political neutrality had apparently been compromised. Now the Turkish federation TOSFED and race organisers MSO have been called to a special meeting of the FIA's world motor sport council where they will face charges...