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As all four of the drivers from third place downwards scored their first-ever championship points, Jordan leapt from zero to 11 points, one adrift of Sauber, and Minardi from zero to seven. BAR’s situation got even worse, as they remain on zero. 
The biggest gain was Ferrari's. Their 18 point haul pushes them into equal second place with McLaren on 63 points, only 13 behind Renault with 10 races left. 
As for the others runners, on a bleak day they issued a joint statement (see previous story) in which they expressed their regret over the position they had been put in after Michelin were unable to guarantee the safety of their tyres, and apologised to fans and sponsors for not being able to take part in the race.
The teams refused to blame the FIA for their withdrawal after the sport’s governing body declined their request to insert a chicane ahead of Turn 13. (因為要全部車隊贊成先可以進行 法拉利既反對就成為.....)"Safety is always the first concern of any team and the FIA,” they said in their statement.
For their part, Michelin publicly apologised for failing to bring suitable tyres to the event, but stood by their decision not to race on safety grounds and thanked their teams for respecting that decision.
The FIA’s only public comment on the matter came before the start of the race, when it published Race Director Charlie Whiting’s reply to Michelin’s request to have speeds somehow reduced in Turn 13.
Regarding the potential insertion of a chicane, Whiting stated: “To change the course in order to help some of the teams with a performance problem caused by their failure to bring suitable equipment to the race would be a breach of the rules and grossly unfair to those teams which have come to Indianapolis with the correct tyres.”
The FIA also outlined a number of other options available to the Michelin teams, including running more slowly in Turn 13, running new tyres and incurring a penalty, or repeatedly changing tyres, subject to valid safety reasons.
With those options deemed unacceptable by Michelin and their teams, there followed the bizarre spectacle of 14 cars peeling into the Indianapolis pit lane to retire at the end of the formation lap.
“Regrettably, the teams were obliged to follow Michelin’s requirements not to race,” ended the teams’ joint statement. “We are totally aware that the USA is an important market for Formula One, and there is an obligation for Formula One to promote itself in a positive and professional manner. It is sad that we couldn’t showcase Formula One in the manner we would have liked today.”
On that note the season heads back to Europe, with attention moving to the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours on July 3. Before then the teams will be testing in Spain and Michelin will be continuing their investigations.
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