 US Grand Prix Pending on FIA Decision Wednesday September 12th, 2001 Formula One's governing body, the FIA, admitted on Wednesday that they were unsure as to the future of the United States Grand Prix following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Tuesday - with a final decision being made before the end of the week. "We don't know anything at the moment," an FIA spokeswoman said. "There will be a decision made by the end of the week." But Grand Prix sources have revealed that many teams are reluctant to send personnel to the race, amid security concerns at the penultimate round of the World Championship. The high-profile nature of Formula One makes the sport a potential target and many paddock insiders are worried about travelling to Indianapolis, with both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles already decided. Grand Prix sponsors such as HSBC, Sun Systems, AT&T and Credit Suisse all had offices within the World Trade Center, which was attacked on Tuesday, and many have cancelled events in the lead-up to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. Jaguar have scrapped a party in Milan on Saturday and other teams are expected to follow suit. Now FIA president Max Mosley, travelling back from Peru, is set to meet up with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in an effort to clarify the situation ahead of this weekend's Monza race. Also, according to Reuters, teams have gathered at the Monza track to await firm news on whether Sunday's Italian Grand Prix would go ahead as planned.
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