The FIA president Max Mosley called out today for Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard to meet and make peace prior to the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. "I hope the two drivers are going to meet and talk it out. They should shake hands," said Mosley.

Schumacher and Coulthard were scheduled to meet with Alexander Wurz playing a mediator for the two, during their Monza testings on Thursday. However, the meeting did not take place as the testing session extended to longer than planned due to the morning rain. Now, Mercedes are apparently arranging a meeting for the two at Monza on Thursday afternoon, on the first day of the Italian Grand Prix camping.

Schumacher is increasingly under pressure to apologize to Coulthard for his outburst. Mosley noted that Schumacher himself is "not beyond criticism", pointing out that the German has been punished in his career more times than any other Formula One driver. Moreover, Schumacher was also attacked today by several German Parliament members, who said his actions in the Belgian Grand Prix were disgraceful and that he is a bad role model. They called for his removal from the road safety campaign, saying that allowing Schumacher to lecture youth on road safety is like "letting a bull in the china shop," as one of them described.

Schumacher himself was interviewed today in the English Sunday Mirror, where he admitted he was "shocked" when he saw a video recording of his own actions in the McLaren pits after the incident with Coulthard.