On Tuesday, the governing body announced it was looking into an alleged conflict of interest regarding the transfer of confidential information between a team principal and FOM employee.
Although the FIA did not mention names, it was widely understood this was Toto and Susie Wolff, who is managing director of the F1 Academy series.
In its statement, the FIA said that its compliance investigation was prompted by speculation in the media, which referred to an article in the BusinessF1 magazine, while sources at the governing body indicated there had been complaints from team principals.
But the involvement of competitors has been dramatically thrown into doubt, with all of Mercedes’ rivals declaring they were not involved in any objections.
In a co-ordinated effort to show support for Susie Wolff in particular, the teams all issued near identical statements on Wednesday evening making it clear that they were not the trigger for the FIA actions.
The statements, which were slightly tweaked to incorporate some team names, said: “We can confirm that we have not made any complaint to the FIA regarding the allegation of information of a confidential nature being passed between an F1 Team Principal and a member of FOM staff.
“We are pleased and proud to support F1 Academy and its managing director through our commitment to sponsor an entrant in our liveries from next season.”
Source: Autosport