SmallSoldier wrote: ↑29 Jul 2021, 20:56
El Scorchio wrote: ↑29 Jul 2021, 20:55
SmallSoldier wrote: ↑29 Jul 2021, 20:50
If I’m not wrong, the request for appeal has a non-refundable cost of 6k… Not “a lot” in the big scheme of things for the teams.
So now they can say it's cost them $1,806,000 instead of just $1,806,000, I suppose.
Or alternatively, 186 Gs...
Well, they might add in the costs of Perez' simulator runs of those different lines, and even more, the Albon 22 july Silverstone runs to apparently do the same (and if I read correctly,
test sessions mind you, how many do they have of those? But it really should be listed as PR - which helps their cost cap - except then they would admit to this being a PR-show that they forced the stewards to take part in, which isn't something the FIA would take kindly).
The Mercedes just posted tweet (see their team's thread), certainly reads like 'you are lucky you are not yet hauled over the coals publicly by the FIA for bringing the sport into disrepute', if one combines it with the bit of the stewards report about their 'concern' at what Red Bull's letter was alleging, which is hard to read differently as them implying (premeditated?) intent to crash, and only there being no factually new evidence according to the appeal rules from potentially saving them from censure for that.
But I might be biased, probably am.