Barrichello, Raikkonen Plead Innocence

Kimi Raikkonen claimed that it was "weird" that he has been summoned to a meeting with German Grand Prix stewards in Budapest on Friday along with Rubens Barrichello.

McLaren driver Raikkonen and Ferrari's Barrichello will be called to see the stewards and face potential punishment for their part in the three-car crash at the start of the Hockenheim race.

Ralf Schumacher, who nudged Barrichello into Raikkonen, was spared a 10-grid position demotion and instead ordered to pay a $50,000 fine following an appeal in Paris. But Barrichello and Raikkonen believe they are innocent despite new evidence claiming they should accept some of the blame.

"I guess I've said everything that I know and there's not much else to say to them, but let's see what happens," said Raikkonen. "It's a bit weird that it's turned around suddenly, but they've made their decision already and we will see what happens. I'm not really worried about it at all."

Barrichello added: "Everything has been said already. Tomorrow we have another meeting to express our views again. Unfortunately I was in the middle of a sandwich and that's pretty much it."

Schumacher, who was deemed to have been driving without paying attention to his rivals' positions on the track, believes all three should be cleared and said the crash was a racing incident.

"I'm happy that I can start from wherever I qualify, which is hopefully somewhere at the front," Schumacher said.

"It was a very new experience and hopefully the last in my Formula One career, but it was very well dealt with and they gave us a chance to make our point which was very fair. I think that at the end of the day it was a racing incident but I don't think we should comment any more. I’m happy with the decision that was taken."

Schumacher said he plans to speak with team boss Frank Williams over who pays the fine.

"That's something I have a meeting later on with Frank so I think we will speak about that then," he said. "It hasn't yet been decided."