The appeal against the controversial diffuser designs on the Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams cars will be heard on Tuesday April 14, the FIA confirmed on Saturday.
As expected, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Renault have opted to take their complaints about the design of the rear of their rivals’ cars to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal after Australian Grand Prix stewards threw out their protest against the designs on Thursday.
The appeal hearing will now take place in Paris on the Tuesday before the third round of the season in China.
An FIA statement read: “The FIA’s International Court of Appeal (ICA) has received appeals from National Sporting Authorities in Austria, France and Italy on behalf of Red Bull Racing, ING Renault F1 Team and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro against the Stewards’ decisions at the Grand Prix of Australia to reject the protests lodged regarding the diffusers used by some competitors.

“A hearing will be held in Paris on 14th April 2009 at 10.00 am (CET). “
The confirmation of the appeal means that the results of this weekend's season-opening race in Melbourne will be subject to the appeal, potentially throwing the results of the top positions into longer-term uncertainty with all three teams at the centre of the controversy performing strongly so far at Albert Park.
Red Bull, Ferrari and Renault, backed by BMW – which had its own objection dismissed on a technicality – had officially queried the diffuser designs following scrutineering on Thursday.
After lengthy deliberations on the issue, the FIA declared that it believed the teams' designs to be legal.
The opposing teams want to clarify an apparent grey area in the rules with a view either to having the Brawn, Toyota and Williams designs outlawed, or to emulate the diffusers on their own cars.


source:[www.itv-f1.com]

 

If the diffusers stay (which I think they should), then the other teams need to quit whining and get on with it.

 

the announcers were saying it will be difficult for anything to change b/c there is more than 1 team doing it, and what they have done is within the rule books

 

But it's not in the "spirit" of the rule.

No no no no.

They're upset they couldn't exploit it while the other times did. Boohoo.

I'll be putting my Ferrari hat back on now.

 

thats a new one ''spirit of the rule''

 

Exactly. It's only breaking the rules if Ferrari isn't doing it.

 

When did you take it off? Isn't it glued?

 

At least they're complaining to the FIA instead of going sneaky sneaky illegal

 

What did you think they were gonna do? Break Trulli's legs?!

 

^^

I was more thinking of;

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