Minardi boss Paul Stoddart said immediately after the race that nine teams – all but Ferrari – agreed not to race, and had Jordan not reversed its decision at the last minute, Minardi would also have boycotted the race.
Ecclestone se je vrnil približno ob 10:55 in obvestil prisotne, da se Jean Todt ne strinja z dodatno šikano z argumentom, da je to problem Michelina, ne njegov.