Drivers open dialogue over safety in the wet

F1 drivers are in "dialogue" with the FIA as fears mount over the safety of racing in the wet without traction control.
TC is outlawed for the 2008 season, which has prompted drivers to open talks with F1 race director Charlie Whiting.
Whiting is the man responsible for deciding when a grand prix should be stopped should conditions become too dangerous.
The objective of the talks is to get the drivers and Whiting on the same page with regards to safety in the wet.
David Coulthard is confident in Whiting's ability, but is eager to implement a plan of action to avoid risking driver safety.
The Scottish veteran told Autosport: "Fernando Alonso aquaplaned off the road in Fuji (last year) - even with TC. The electronics still couldn't support him - and that will happen a lot more without traction control because Formula One engines are very peaky.
"I'm very relaxed about how Charlie operates. He may have made some difficult decisions - but he's only reacting on the information he's had. He doesn't have the spray we have - when you're flat out at 180mph you see simply nothing.
"But I'm confident Charlie will do the right thing based on us helping and advising him - and that's why we've started a dialogue now rather than trying to react afterwards."
Felipe Massa explained that the nature of modern F1 cars means it is wrong to compare the pre-TC days with 2008.
The driver Ferrari said: "In terms of safety, this is a big step backwards. For sure, we will have more accidents and racing in wet conditions will be very dangerous.
"I've spoken with Michael Schumacher and several other drivers and they've told me it will be more dangerous driving a car without TC now than it was in the past. Another race like Fuji would be very dangerous."
Nonetheless, FIA president Max Mosley does not believe that the absence of TC will compromise safety. Mosley believes that speeds will be lower sans TC, which means less chance of injury.
"Driving in the wet is quite dangerous - with or without traction control," he explained to Autosport. "It's dangerous in the sense that you're likely to go off but you're less likely to hurt yourself because the speeds will be lower. That was always the theory of the grooved tyre because you reduced the grip and the severity of the accident.
"Imagine, in the most extreme circumstances, holding the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on packed snow - nobody would get hurt because nobody would ever get up to enough speed to do any damage!
"It will make it more difficult in the wet - but it's difficult in the wet anyway. And people forget, even the least competent F1 driver is still amazingly good at what he does. And it won't cause any of them much trouble