BAR Penalty/FIA appeal (merged ,split, merged again!)

[Super Tourer]

Ralf Schumacher has been penalised following an incident with Nick Heidfeld during the race. He has been awarded a 25 second penalty which see's Ralf losing his 8th place finish. Toyota will appeal.

The Toyota driver, who finished in eighth place, was summoned by the race stewards at the end of race following an incident with Williams driver Heidfeld which occurred following his second pitstop.

Having reviewed the evidence, the stewards considered that it was an unsafe manoeuvre and applied a 25-second penalty that will relegate Schumacher out of the points.
from www.autosport.com

If the penalty is upheld, ironically the beneficiary will be Heidfeld who was classified as 9th pre Ralf's penalty.


It's also reported that Jenson Button's car has been held back in the scrutineering bay.

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns14678.html

As night was falling in Imola word went around the F1 paddock that there might be a problem with the BAR-Honda of Jenson Button. The car remains in the scrutineering area at the moment.