Hungary appeal still scheduled for this week

It appears that the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team will push through their appeal against losing their Constructors' Championship points at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team was already excluded from the 2007 season last week during the espionage hearing, but still wants the Hungarian appeal to take place.

Today, the FIA announced that the appeal is still scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Paris. A statement of the FIA said: "At the qualifying session of the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, the Panel of the Stewards of the meeting found that one of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes ("McLaren") drivers had obstructed another in the pit lane. A penalty was imposed preventing McLaren from scoring points in the Constructors Championship at that meeting. McLaren have lodged an appeal against the decision of the Stewards to the FIA International Court of Appeal.

This appeal will be heard on Wednesday 19 September 2007."