Editing Cyprus problem (section)

===Formula One and the Cyprus dispute===
The podium display after the [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix]] caused a controversy, when winner [[Felipe Massa]] received the trophy from [[Mehmet Ali Talat]], who was referred to as the "President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". The government of the Republic of Cyprus filed an official complaint with the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]]. After investigating the incident, the FIA fined the organisers of the Grand Prix $5&nbsp;million on 19 September 2006.<ref>[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17474.html "Turks fined only $5m*], GrandPrix.com, 19 September 2006</ref> The Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and the organisers of the [[Turkish Grand Prix]] (MSO) agreed to pay half the fined sum pending an appeal to be heard by the FIA International Court of Appeal on 7 November 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17612.html |title=F1 News > Turks to appeal |publisher=Grandprix.com |date=11 October 2006 |access-date=22 March 2009}}</ref> TOSFED insisted the move was not planned and that Talat did fit FIA's criteria for podium presentations as a figure of world standing. It is likely that the FIA wanted to repair their impartiality in international politics, the FIA stood their ground forcing the appeal to be withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autoracingsport.com/uncategorized/turkey-asks-to-withdraw-fine-appeal |title=Turkey asks to withdraw fine appeal |publisher=Autoracingsport.com |date=24 October 2006 |access-date=22 March 2009 |archive-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626061314/http://autoracingsport.com/uncategorized/turkey-asks-to-withdraw-fine-appeal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>