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McLaren has registered its intention appeal against Lewis Hamilton's 25-second penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix which cost the driver victory and dropped him to third place overall. The penalty cut his lead in the championship to two points.
"We have no option than to register our intention to appeal," a McLaren spokesperson told reporters at Spa. "We have studied the details and put them before the FIA stewards. They show that after cutting the chicane Lewis lifted off, he was six kph slower than Kimi. After conceding the lead he repositioned his car on the right and beat Kimi on the brakes going into the hairpin."
Under regulations the team has to register its intention to appeal while the race meeting is still in progress, but whether the team goes through with it in the coming days after all the inevitable discussions behind closed doors with the authorities, remains to be seen.
a cak ni Ferari se nije zalio i ne napadaju Hamiltona:
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Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali left Spa Francorchamps this evening with more than he expected after the end of the race as three hours later news emerged that Hamilton had been penalised and Ferrari's Felipe Massa inherited the win.
"I have often said that the race is not over until the official results are published and that was the case today," said Domenicali. "As usual, Ferrari will not comment on the Stewards' decision."
"After the race, we were called to the Stewards and we explained our position," We are very disappointed for Kimi, who had driven a great race and deserved the win, especially at this rather difficult time," he added. "This result is obviously very important for our Championship hopes: now we must maintain maximum concentration and prepare as well as possible for the forthcoming races, starting at Monza where we will be racing in front of our home fans. We will also need their support at such a delicate point in the season."
Ferrari meanwhile insisted they had nothing to do with the stewards' investigation and that they did not lodge a complaint.