Last Updated: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:20
Motorsport boss Max Mosley has warned the Formula 1 teams to choose their words carefully or risk jeopardising the recent rescue deal.
The threat of a breakaway competition to rival F1 next year has now been averted after Mosley agreed not to stand for re-election in October - something the F1 Teams' Association (Fota) insisted on to end their threat of walking out at the end of this season.
However, despite the impasse being broken, the war of words continues to rumble on as Mosley accused Fota of falsely stating he had behaved like a dictator and that he had been forced from office.
The 69-year-old wants Fota to retract their statement and behave in a civil manner, otherwise the status quo may be altered.
"If you wish the agreement we made to have any chance of survival, you must rectify your actions," he said.
"A fundamental part of (the deal) was that we would both present a positive and truthful account to the media.
"I was therefore astonished to learn that Fota has been briefing the press that Mr (Michel) Boeri (president of the FIA Senate) has taken charge of F1, something which you know is completely untrue; that I had been forced out of office, also false; and, apparently, that I would have no role in the FIA after October, something which is plain nonsense, if only because of the FIA statutes."
And Mosley hinted that he might even put himself forward for re-election unless there is a cooling of Fota's current position.
"There was no need for me to involve myself further in Formula 1 once we had a settlement,@ he added in a letter leaked to news agencies. "Equally, I had a long-standing plan not to seek re-election in October.
"It was therefore possible for me to confirm both points to you yesterday.
"Given your and Fota's deliberate attempt to mislead the media, I now consider my options open."