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McLaren lodge Brazilian Grand Prix appeal |
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
 The FIA has confirmed that McLaren have appealed the decision of
stewards not to penalise BMW Sauber and Williams at Sunday’s Brazilian
Grand Prix at Interlagos.
Both teams were investigated after
the race, following suggestions that their cars had run with fuel more
than the permitted 10 degrees Celsius below ambient temperature.
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Stewards ultimately decided there was insufficient evidence to justify
sanctioning the teams and the result of the race, which saw Nico
Rosberg finish fourth for Williams, with Robert Kubica and Nick
Heidfeld fifth and sixth for BMW, was declared official.
Commenting on their decision to appeal, McLaren released the following statement on Tuesday:
“The
team has taken the view, from the information that we currently have
available that there was non-compliance with the Regulations. The team
believes that the FIA has, in written clarification of the Technical
Regulations and in its minutes of two Formula 1 Team Manager meetings,
made clear how it would interpret and manage the Regulations and
Procedures associated with the control of fuel temperatures. This
process was followed in the normal manner by the FIA Technical Delegate
following the Brazilian Grand Prix and the irregularities were reported
by him to the Stewards of the meeting. Consequently the team does not
understand the justification as described in the decision published
late on Sunday evening.
“The significance of this matter and
its timing is, of course, regrettable. The team wishes to win races and
Championships on the track. However, if there has been an irregularity,
which is not the fault of the team, we feel that the matter must be
properly examined to ensure that the rules are applied. This is
something that we believe the FIA would fully support and would wish to
be seen to have done.
“Vodafone McLaren Mercedes wishes to
stress, however, that it does not question the integrity of either the
BMW or Williams teams. We know, without even enquiring, that neither
team would have sought to achieve a performance advantage by such an
irregularity and that the situation could only have arisen as the
consequence of an operational error within the team on the day.
“Ultimately
we feel that the FIA should determine whether an irregularity occurred
or not, and the team will fully respect the process and any decision
that is ultimately given.”
The FIA has yet to announce a date for the appeal.
source: formula1.com
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