Diffusers found legal at court of appeal

F1 Grand Prix, GP China, Shanghai International Ciruit

In an official statement, the judges at the court of appeal in Paris have confirmed that the double deck diffusers are legal. Hence the earlier decision of the stewards at the Australian and Malaysian GP has been confirmed.

"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.