Above the law?

Formula One's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, is none too happy that Victoria's Supreme Court ruled that the Minardi team be allowed to participate in the Australian GP despite not meeting 2005 race standards:

"Apparently, the judge thought it right to interfere with the running of a major sporting event, overrule the duly appointed international officials and compel the governing body to allow cars to participate in breach of the international regulations, all this without first hearing both sides of the case," the FIA statement said.

"If Australian laws and procedures do indeed allow a judge to act in this way, it will be for the World Motor Sport Council to decide is a world championship motor sport event of any kind can ever again be held in Australia."

That sounds suspiciously like a threat.

I'm not convinced the courts should have become involved but I am convinced the FIA is your typical bunch of European crybabies.