мнение от dimitrovivdi on Mar 5, 2020 14:52:51 GMT 2
F1 responds to Ferrari rivals and explains settlement amid engine row
The FIA has responded to the seven F1 teams who have challenged their handling of the Ferrari engine case.
The seven teams who do not run Ferrari engines issued a joint statement on Wednesday expressing their 'surprise and shock' at the FIA's decision to enter into a private settlement with the Scuderia after long-running investigations into their power unit.
The FIA has now issued a statement clarifying that move - and insisted it was fully within its rights to follow that course of action.
"The FIA has conducted detailed technical analysis on the Scuderia Ferrari Power Unit as it is entitled to do for any competitor in the FIA Formula One World Championship," read a statement.
"The extensive and thorough investigations undertaken during the 2019 season raised suspicions that the Scuderia Ferrari PU could be considered as not operating within the limits of the FIA regulations at all times.
"The Scuderia Ferrari firmly opposed the suspicions and reiterated that its PU always operated in compliance with the regulations.The FIA was not fully satisfied but decided that further action would not necessarily result in a conclusive case due to the complexity of the matter and the material impossibility to provide the unequivocal evidence of a breach.
"To avoid the negative consequences that a long litigation would entail especially in light of the uncertainty of the outcome of such litigations and in the best interest of the Championship and of its stakeholders, the FIA, in compliance with Article 4 (ii) of its Judicial and Disciplinary Rules (JDR), decided to enter into an effective and dissuasive settlement agreement with Ferrari to terminate the proceedings.
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The FIA has responded to the seven F1 teams who have challenged their handling of the Ferrari engine case.
The seven teams who do not run Ferrari engines issued a joint statement on Wednesday expressing their 'surprise and shock' at the FIA's decision to enter into a private settlement with the Scuderia after long-running investigations into their power unit.
The FIA has now issued a statement clarifying that move - and insisted it was fully within its rights to follow that course of action.
"The FIA has conducted detailed technical analysis on the Scuderia Ferrari Power Unit as it is entitled to do for any competitor in the FIA Formula One World Championship," read a statement.
"The extensive and thorough investigations undertaken during the 2019 season raised suspicions that the Scuderia Ferrari PU could be considered as not operating within the limits of the FIA regulations at all times.
"The Scuderia Ferrari firmly opposed the suspicions and reiterated that its PU always operated in compliance with the regulations.The FIA was not fully satisfied but decided that further action would not necessarily result in a conclusive case due to the complexity of the matter and the material impossibility to provide the unequivocal evidence of a breach.
"To avoid the negative consequences that a long litigation would entail especially in light of the uncertainty of the outcome of such litigations and in the best interest of the Championship and of its stakeholders, the FIA, in compliance with Article 4 (ii) of its Judicial and Disciplinary Rules (JDR), decided to enter into an effective and dissuasive settlement agreement with Ferrari to terminate the proceedings.
www.skysports.com/f1/news