This archive report was first published on 15 June 2020.
June 15, 2020 - The FIA's handling of the investigation into Ferrari's 2019 power unit has been under scrutiny, with some teams expressing dissatisfaction over the outcome.
However, FIA President Jean Todt has defended the FIA's actions, stating that his conscience is clear.
Todt's comments come after the release of new Technical Directives appeared to correlate with a drop in performance from Ferrari in the latter stages of the 2019 campaign.
Some teams have raised suspicions that the FIA was lenient with Ferrari due to Todt's former ties with the team and his son's current management of Charles Leclerc.
However, Todt has dismissed these claims, stating that the FIA handled the investigation with professionalism and transparency.
"There is always inevitable chatter, today they say new things," Todt told Corriere dello Sport.
"It works like this. [The chatter] it lasts a week and then they move on to something else. The truth is that when I accepted this assignment I knew I had to take the positive and negative sides.
"My conscience is clear, for me it is only important to be transparent with the members of the FIA and the ethics involved. The rest is just part of my role, including the unpleasant rumours."
