Indycar chiefs have issued a clarification over their investigation into the crash at Las Vegas last weekend that led to the death of driver Dan Wheldon, saying that the FIA is not "formally involved" in the investigation.
Indycar had issued a statement on Wednesday that claimed that the investigation was receiving "assistance" from both the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States and the FIA.
However, a second statement from the series on Thursday said that while "individual members of various motorsports bodies" were involved, the FIA did not have a formal role in the process.
"As part of our standard safety protocol, a full investigation has been launched by INDYCAR, with assistance from individual members of various motorsports bodies," the new It was incorrect to state that either ACCUS or FIA are formally involved.
"We hope to have preliminary findings to report within the next several weeks. In the meantime, it would be inappropriate to comment further until the investigative team has had the opportunity to conclude its work."
The investigation was launched in the aftermath of the 15-car pile-up that claimed the life of Wheldon, with the focus likely to be on the Las Vegas track and the close pack racing the layout encouraged.
Sports law expert Jay Reisinger told the New York Daily News publication that it was possible that legal action could be taken against the Las Vegas track itself.
"If it is determined that the track was unsafe per the norms of Indy racing, there very well may be liability," he explained.
"There is the assumption of risk argument, but if certain track conditions were not shared with the racers, there would be liability."
Meanwhile, Gary Roberts, from the Indiana University School of Law has admitted that there could be a whole range of legal action taken.
"[I wouldn't be surprised] if lawsuits were filed against everyone involved - the IndyCar Series, the Las Vegas track, the people who make the engines, the people who made the walls.
"They will throw the kitchen sink at everybody and see what they can dig up in discovery."
The closeness of the racing at the Las Vegas race, which was red-flagged after the multiple-car crash on lap 11, has come under the most scrutiny.
Red Bull driver Mark Webber wrote in his latest column for the BBC Sport website that the racing on Sunday was "too much".
"Running three-wide on a track like that is not really racing," the Australian wrote, "You're just getting a slipstream.
"Drivers look to move into a different lane - from the top to the bottom of the track, say - and things can happen."
He added: "To have 30-odd single-seaters, nose to tail, with cold brakes. it's too much. Drivers feel this needs looking at.
"In the accident that killed Dan, nearly half the field were running together and half of them ended up in the air. That's not right."
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