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LONDON - McLaren's appeal against a decision not to penalise BMW Sauber and Williams for fuel irregularities at the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix will be heard on November 16 (NZ time), the governing FIA said today.
The International Court of Appeal will decide on the case in Paris.
McLaren appealed to the sport's governing body after Williams driver Nico Rosberg and the BMW Sauber pairing of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica were not punished under rules relating to fuel temperatures.
Should the three drivers have their results from the race at Sao Paolo nullified, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton could win enough points to be crowned world champion instead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
Raikkonen won the race to take the Formula One crown by a single point from McLaren's 22-year-old driver Hamilton and his Spanish double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso.
McLaren are appealing the steward's decision to take no action against Williams and BMW Sauber, whose fuel was found by checks after the race to have broken technical regulations because it was more than 10 degrees Celsius below the ambient temperature.
Fuel performs better at cooler temperatures, giving a potentially significant performance advantage.
- REUTERS
