Brawn GP Racing Team

Just as we expected the FIA Court Of Appeal has found that the diffusers used by Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota are legal:

FIA Statement:
“The FIA International Court of Appeal has decided to deny the appeals submitted against decisions numbered 16 to 24 taken by the Panel of the Stewards on 26 March at the 2009 Grand Prix of Australia and counting towards the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.

“Based on the arguments heard and evidence before it, the Court has concluded that the Stewards were correct to find that the cars in question comply with the applicable regulations.

“Full reasons for this decision will be provided in due course.”

This will mean that the teams keep their points from the first two races and will be able to continue to race for the remainder of the season with the double decker diffuser design. However this also means that the rival teams will almost certainly introduce their own double decker diffuser designs and will probably start to close the gap to the three teams in the coming races.

It will be interesting to see if any other tems are ready to use a double decker diffuser in China.

Ross Brawn had this to say:
“We are pleased with the decision reached by the International Court of Appeal today. We respect the right of our competitors to query any design or concept used on our cars through the channels available to them. The FIA Technical Department, the Stewards at the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix and now five judges at the International Court of Appeal have confirmed our belief that our cars have always strictly complied with the 2009 Technical Regulations.

“The decision of the International Court of Appeal brings this matter to its conclusion and we look forward to continuing on the track the challenge of what has been a very exciting start to the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.”

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