ETIHAD ALDAR SPYKER FORMULA ONE TEAM AWARDED FIRST WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP POINT
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team has been awarded
its first-ever World Championship point after the FIA Stewards
of the Meeting decided that Toro Rosso's Vitantonio Liuzzi
had overtaken Adrian Sutil under a yellow flag on lap 55 of
today's Japanese Grand Prix.
Liuzzi has been handed a 25 second penalty, which promotes
Adrian to eighth overall, the final points scoring position.
This one point is both Adrian and the team's first points
in the FIA Formula One World Championship and lifts Spyker
to 9th overall in the constructors' championship.
Adrian Sutil
'For sure I think we deserved this point after all the hard
work this year and we finally got it. It is a great feeling,
even if we didn't get it on the track. I think it was the
right decision, there was no green flag after this yellow
flag from turn one, so we were definitely right and that is
why we got this point.'
Colin Kolles, team principal and managing director
'We had clear evidence that Liuzzi passed Adrian under yellow
flags and I am pleased that the Stewards of the Meeting agreed.
The decision, which has ultimately given us our first-ever
point, is a just reward for Adrian, who drove an excellent
race today. It is also a well-deserved boost for all the team's
hard work this year. Now we have this milestone ticked off,
we can now focus on on moving forward and being in the points
on a more regular basis. We're all looking forward to China
now.'
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