Formula One teams must stick together in discussions about the sport's future ownership and direction, Renault team boss Eric Boullier said.
The Frenchman was speaking as the Turkish Grand Prix paddock buzzed with talk of a possible bid for Formula One by media group News Corp and Exor, the financial holding of Italy's Agnelli family which controls glamour team Ferrari through carmaker FIAT.
Media reports have suggested that representatives of the top teams – Ferrari, multiple title holders McLaren, reigning champions Red Bull and Mercedes were planning to meet News Corp executives next week.
"I think everybody is a bit nervous now because (of) some news like this," Boullier told reporters when asked why his team, no longer owned by the French carmaker whose name it retains, had seemingly been left out.
"But actually if it has been released, that means this (the meeting) is not secret anymore and maybe not going down that path.
"There is a lot of talk around the new Concorde Agreement and obviously this news that has been released that some people could be interested in buying some share in F1. That makes a lot of stories I guess," he added.
The confidential Concorde Agreement between the teams, governing International Automobile Federation and commercial rights holder expires at the end of 2012 and is being renegotiated.
Last time the agreement was up for renewal, when manufacturers dominated the sport, Ferrari and some other Formula One teams threatened to set up their own 'breakaway' series before a new deal was signed giving them more of the revenues.
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