Toyota decide not to appeal Trulli penalty
Toyota have decided not to appeal the stewards' decision of handing a 25 second penalty to Jarno Trulli. The decision, based on re-passing Hamilton under the safety car, stripped Jarno of his 3rd place finish in the Australian GP.
The team's statements reads: Following the decision by Australian Grand Prix stewards to impose a 25-second time penalty on Jarno Trulli, Toyota Motorsport filed notification of its intent to appeal.
This action was taken to preserve any right it may have to utilise the appeal procedure and to give it time to consider in appropriate detail all the facts relating to the incident.
Having considered recent judgments of the International Court of Appeal and referring to the Sporting Code it is believed that any appeal will be rejected on a procedural point such as that defined under article 152, paragraph 5 of the Sporting Code:
"Penalties of driving through or stopping in pit lanes together with certain penalties specified in FIA Championship regulations where this is expressly stated, are not susceptible to appeal."
Based on this Toyota Motorsport has decided that it would serve no benefit to pursue this course of action.
Source: Panasonic Toyota Racing
