I did not mean i have a problem with americans, i do live amongst a few hundred million of them.

I meant the Americans say period, not Fullstop.

Aside from that, I have to report that leaving the site by car today presented few problems. Everything was handled sensibly and the only serious queue we encountered was due to a car getting stuck in the mud at the exit of the car park. If Gillett’s plan for a public transport GP comes to fruition, that sort of thing might not be an issue.

(Sorry for the long, and possibly irrelevant, comment!)

On 7 December, 2004, at a meeting attended by the bosses of all the teams but Ferrari, Ecclestone offered a payout of £260,000,000 over three years in return for unanimous renewal of the Concorde Agreement, which would guarantee the continuation of Formula One in its present form at least until the expiration of that contract.

On 19 January, Ferrari announced it has signed an extension to the 1997 Agreement to expire on 31 December, 2012.
Later in 2005, Red Bull and Jordan/Midland also signed an extension.
On the 7 December, 2005, Williams F1 became the fourth team to sign an extension to the agreement.

On 27 March, 2006, the five Grand Prix Manufacturers Association-backed teams submitted their applications for the 2008 season. On 14 May, 2006, the five GPMA-backed teams signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the commercial rights holders (CVC/Ecclestone) which will form the basis of the next Concorde Agreement.
On 30 July, 2008, the teams created FOTA (Formula One Team Associates) to negotiate the terms of contract.

It`s very easy to read it as favouritism but think about this.
Ferrari were the first to sign that agreement. There could be no F1 Commission with only one team signed up. How else could Ferrari stop the FIA making hair-brained changes to technical regulations at their whim & fancy?
When other teams signed, it has been said, the agreement would revert to the Concorde Agreement arrangements.
The veto was never used, even against technical regulations which appeared to go against Ferrari`s interests. So, Ferrari chose not to take advantage.
What should really worry people is the fact that the FIA & FOM were willing to single out a team for different treatment. On that occasion it was Ferrari but how many other times have similar incentives been given to other teams which have not come to light?
Divide & conquer worked for Max & Bernie for decades & it is still the way they try to enforce their rule.
This is why it is important that FOTA stay as unified as possible. Ultimately, it is in the teams best interests to do so.

Only a paper like The Daily Mirror could come up with a story like that on Hamilton, get a free flag with an order is the sort of deal you get with loads of shops. When you see stories like this you know they must have it in for Hamilton, last year they would have reported it in a positive light by saying the generous people at McLaren give you a free flag when you buy some stuff.