McLaren presses ahead with appeal

~~Titch~~ · 09-09-2008, 06:59 PM

McLaren has confirmed that it will go ahead with its appeal against the penalty imposed on Lewis Hamilton after last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Hamilton won the race on the track but was demoted to third place by the stewards, who adjudged him to have gained an unfair advantage by cutting a chicane while disputing the lead with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.

The Woking team notified the governing FIA of its intention to challenge the verdict on Sunday night, but has been mulling over whether to press ahead with an appeal or accept its lot to enable it to focus exclusively on this weekend’s Italian GP.

The team released a statement on Tuesday confirming that it has now formally filed an appeal.

“Following our decision to register our intention to appeal the penalty handed out to Lewis Hamilton by the FIA stewards at the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, we hereby confirm that we have now lodged notice of appeal,” said team CEO Martin Whitmarsh.

The case will be settled by the FIA's International Court of Appeal.

~~Malachy~~ · 09-09-2008, 07:26 PM

Good.
They should give him the win back.

Havoline · 09-09-2008, 07:28 PM

He did deserve the win, if he hadn't cut the corner it may have made hi crash, even if he had gone round the corner normally he would have come out in the same position he was in after he let raikonen back through. Even the comentator was saying he wouldn't be penalised after he left it.

JackBuddy · 09-09-2008, 08:31 PM

Quite rightly too.

It's amazing what Ferrari get away with...

**Zak** · 09-09-2008, 08:53 PM

Hamilton won fair and square.

He gave the lead back to Kimi after the chicane and as if it mattered anyway Kimi crashed?? No-one was anywhere near Hamilton at the end..

It's a joke that Ferrari get away with everything and then Mclaren get ****** over as soon as they make a little mistake and try and correct it.