Stewards reject Spyker's protest

The race stewards at Malaysia have rejected Spyker's protest against Toro Rosso. After a long overnight deliberation, the stewards decided that they were unable to rule on the matter and they think it should be dealt with by the courts.

FIA statement: "Spyker have made an application for arbitration and must by definition therefore be deemed to accept that a dispute such as this (the grounds of the protest being effectively the same as that matter to be determined in arbitration) does not fall within the range of disputes to be settled under the FIA 2007 Formula One Sporting Code. It is considered therefore that it would be entirely inappropriate for the Stewards to involve themselves in a matter being dealt with at the instigation and election of the Protestor, Spyker, in an entirely different forum. It follows, that this Protest is inadmissible and the Protest fee is accordingly returned."