FEBRUARY 20, 2003

FIA "confident" that it will win

The FIA has responded to the news that McLaren and Williams are to go to arbitration over the rule changes announced in January and says that it is confident that its position will be upheld.

"Any Formula 1 team is entitled to seek arbitration under the terms of the Concorde Agreement," the FIA said. "The FIA is confident that its position will be upheld."