Official: Red Bull appeal rejected, Ricciardo’s disqualification confirmed
The verdict is in: Daniel Ricciardo is indeed disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA Court of Appeal has decided to uphold the stewards' sanction.
It is through a brief statement that the FIA International Court of Appeal announced its verdict in the Red Bull / Daniel Ricciardo case. Found guilty of exceeding the allowed fuel flow limit, Red Bull and the Australian therefore lose their 2nd position. The overall standings remain unchanged.
« The Court, after hearing the parties and examining their files, decided to uphold Decision No. 56 of the Commissioners by which they decided to exclude Red Bull No. 3 from the results of the Australian Grand Prix /f1/actualite/17384-cour-dappel-de-la-fia-mercedes-demande-lexclusion-de-red-bull-avec-sursis.html, » indicates the instance.
Unlike Mercedes’ request yesterday, the 5 judges of the Court of Appeal did not increase the penalty.
A detailed explanation of the decision is expected by the end of the week.
