The FIA stewards have today rejected a protest against the design of the Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota diffusers and have given the teams the go-ahead to compete in the upcoming Australian Grand Prix. The FIA issued a statement confirming that the stewards believe the cars to meet all regulations.
William’s Technical Director Sam Michael said,"We are pleased with the Steward’s decision and we have no further comment to make."
Toyota Motorsport Chairman, Tadashi Yamashina said, "We are pleased with the decision of the race stewards but we prefer not to comment further on the situation.
This weekend promises to be a tremendously exciting Australian Grand Prix so we are now looking forward to starting the competition on track with the first practice sessions on Friday."
The protests were lodged by Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull Racing as they believed the designs of the double-deck diffusers were illegal.
However, the teams have confirmed they will lodge an appeal against the stewards' decision. This means the issue to go to a hearing of the FIA's International Court of Appeal.
The appeal hearing cannot take place until after the Malaysian Grand Prix which signifies that Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota will be racing under appeal in Australia and would most probably be subjected to another protest at Malaysia.
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