Having previously warned of the possibility of a strike by fellow F1 drivers, it would appear that David Coulthard has now had second thoughts, and admitted that there is little risk.

In his regular column for Scottish tabloid The Daily Record at the weekend, Coulthard wrote: "It is entirely possible we could strike if we are forced to do something we don't feel is safe.

"That's how strongly I and my fellow drivers feel over the safety concerns that have dogged us since last month's US Grand Prix," he added.

Less than 48-hours later, while appearing at a promotional event in Turkey, the Scot appeared to have changed his tune, telling reporters that he didn't think there was any risk of a strike.

Coulthard remains angry that a planned meeting with FIA President, Max Mosley, scheduled to take place at Silverstone on the Friday of the British Grand Prix, was cancelled, and subsequently rescheduled to take place during the summer break.

The original meeting was cancelled by Mosley when Coulthard, in an interview with the British media, criticised many of the rules that have been introduced in recent years, the Scot appearing to be making further political mileage out of the difference of opinion between the Grand Prix Drivers' Association and the FIA in the wake of events at Indianapolis.