Ferrari and McLaren set to appeal Racing Point F1 verdict

Ferrari and McLaren are the first F1 teams to have announced an intention to appeal the FIA’s ruling against Racing Point over its brake ducts design.
Ferrari and McLaren set to appeal Racing Point F1 verdict

Ferrari and McLaren are the first Formula 1 teams to have announced an intention to appeal the FIA’s ruling against Racing Point over༒ its brake ducts design.

In a lengthy verdict issued on Friday morning, the FIA stewards declared Racing Points brake ducts had not been designed themselves, deducting t🍸he Silverstone-based outfi𓆉t 15 constructors’ championship points and handing the team a €400,000 fine.

But the FIA’s decision to allow Racing Point to continue to use the brake ducts in question for the remainder of the season has triggered an ang🃏ry response from rival teams, who believe a bigger penalty should have bee🔯n handed out for breaching the sporting regulations.

Fಌollowing Friday practice for F1’s 70th💧 Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone, Ferrari became the first team to note its intention to appeal.

“We can confirm that ꦉwe have just stated our intention to appeal against this morning's FIA Stewards' decision regarding Racing Point,” a Ferrari spokesperson 𝔉confirmed on Friday evening.

The 🧔Scuderia now has 96 hours in which to formalise its appeal and gather re🌟levant evidence before taking the case to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal.

McLaren has sinc꧅e joined Ferrari in notifying the FIA of its intention to appeal the Racing Point verdict.

More teams cou♈ld follow, with Renault understood to be considering an appeal after they lodged the initial three protests against Racing Point’s RP20 at the Styriꦇan, Hungarian and British Grands Prix.

Racing Po🦋int may also choose to appeal the FIA’s initial decision to punish them﷽. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday his outfit had been left "bewildered" by the outcome. 

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