Red Bull Racing appeals stewards’ decision on Ricciardo result
Paris, 21 March 2014: An appeal was lodged by the Österreichischer Automobil-Motorrad und Touring Club – Oberste Nationale Sportkommission für den Motorsport (ÖAMTC-OSK) on behalf of its licence-holder Infiniti Red Bull Racing against the decision No. 56 dated 16 March 2014 of the FIA Stewards of the 2014 Australian Grand Prix counting towards the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship, according to an FIA release.
On 16 March 2014 the panel of the stewards decided to exclude car No. 3 (driver Daniel Ricciardo) from the results of the race as it was found being out of compliance with the Technical Regulations (the Technical Delegate reported to the Stewards that car No. 3 exceeded the required fuel mass flow of 100kg/h).
India in F1 dot com already reported the event and feels the Red Bull management has played with the rules and many experts and seniior journalists are of the opinion that they had to face the consequences. though it was a bad result after good start for Ricciardo in his first Red Bull race it goes without saying that he gained advantage due in the Australian GP.
On 20 March 2014, the Österreichischer Automobil-Motorrad und Touring Club – Oberste Nationale Sportkommission für den Motorsport (ÖAMTC-OSK) on behalf of its licence-holder, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, decided to appeal this decision before the International Court of Appeal.
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