The governing body also explained that remedial steps had already been taken, and that in effect what could have been a crisis was already under control.
There were in fact two messages. One was a letter written by FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis, and addressed to both the sporting and technical directors of the 10 teams. The fact that both groups were copied in, rather than one or the other, was a reflection of the scope of the issue.
