The race is on and it's another day, another statement.

This time it was the FIA's turn to respond to the seven non-Fari-powered team's demand

for more information on the notorious settlement following an investigation into the Italian manufacturer's 2019 engine.

But does it say enough to satisfy the disgruntled teams?

Or will there be more twists and turns to come in this saga?

I'm Ed Straw, and joining me to dissect this latest step in the controversy is Glenn Freeman.

Now, before we start, I should say that we also released a podcast yesterday

following the statement Ferrari's rivals put out. So this is effectively a companion piece to that.

We'll avoid going over too much of the same ground and stick to this kind of latest step.

So with that in mind, you might want to listen back to what we had to say in yesterday's podcast

about this, and although we will touch

on some of the same ground. But here's what the latest FIA statement has to say.

The FIA has conducted detailed technical analysis on the Scuderia Ferrari Power Unit as it is

entitled to do for any competitor in the FIA Formula One World Championship.

The extensive and thorough investigations undertaken during the 2019 season raised suspicions that the Ferrari power unit could be considered as not operating

within the limits of the FIA regulations at all times.

The Scuder Rear Ferrari firmly opposed the suspicions and reiterated that its P.U always operated

in compliance with the regulations. The FIA was not fully satisfied, but decided that further action

would not necessarily result in a conclusive case due to the complexity of the matter and the

material impossibility to provide the unequivocal evidence of a breach.

To avoid the negative consequences that a long litigation would entail,

especially in light of the uncertainty of the outcome of such litigations,

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