SPYKER POINT CONFIRMED
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team's first-ever FIA
Formula One World Championship point scored in the 2007 Japanese
Grand Prix has now been confirmed following an FIA Court of
Appeal hearing held in Paris on Friday 12 October.
Adrian Sutil, 24, had finished ninth on track behind Toro
Rosso's Vitantonio Liuzzi, but was promoted to eighth place
after the FIA Stewards of the Meeting confirmed Liuzzi had
overtaken Sutil under a yellow flag. Liuzzi was subsequently
handed a 25 second penalty to add to his overall race time
and dropped to ninth overall.
Toro Rosso challenged the decision, however the Stewards'
verdict was ratified by the FIA Court of Appeal.
Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team principal and managing
director, Colin Kolles, stated, 'I am delighted to confirm
that the Court of Appeal has upheld the Stewards' decision
following the Japanese Grand Prix. We felt our case was without
doubt, and the FIA had no objections to our evidence. This
verdict has confirmed Spyker and Adrian Sutil's first-ever
World Championship point, which was well-deserved given the
difficult circumstances. The boost to the team has been invaluable
and we can now move onto Brazil with renewed confidence.'
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