Zero chance of FRIC agreement - Force India chief

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It was reported last week that the FIA had contacted teams informing them that it believes the FRIC (front and rear interconnected suspension) system to be illegal.

The debate has dominated the build-up to this weekend's German Grand Prix, with a number of teams thought to be seeking an agreement with their grid rivals that would permit them to use the technology until the end of the season.

However, Force India chief operating officer Szafnauer does not believe such an arrangement can be made.

"We'll do what the majority want, but it's not about majority, it's about unanimity," he told Sky Sports F1. "I think the likelihood of a unanimous agreement is zero quite frankly.

"I think there will be people out there who say 'if the FIA think it should be banned then let's do that'.

Szafnauer added that his team used the system intermittently: "We will see what the future brings, but if we're allowed to run we will and if not we won’t.  We can take ours off.

"What the sport needs is clarity. As long as we know what the rules are I think everybody will follow and then we can go racing again."

Autosport quote an FIA spokesman as saying: "We have not yet got, nor do we expect to get, the agreement of all teams to the proposed amnesty."

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