Bojan Vrbnjak
Still, it is Nicholas Tombazis, head of the technical department at the umbrella organization FIA, said the dispute could not be resolved by the end of August if the decision is subject to appeal.
Renault is after the race for GP of Styria filed a protest against Racing Point because of their brake channels. Commissioners seized parts of the car Racing Point and asked Mercedesto give them examples of race car channels W10 from last season. The protest concerns whether it is Racing Point copied Mercedes design in a way that complies with the rules. Tombazis he explained that they are Racing Point given three weeks to present the document and respond to the allegations. “I think it would be fair to say that Racing Point will finish this work in less than three weeks. I expect the document to be submitted next week."
Tombazis continues: “So I expect the Commissioners to be there sooner, maybe a week before the Silverstone race. But that depends on when Racing Point fills out the application and we, the FIA technical service, finish our work. But a decision date before Silverstone is probably possible. Under normal circumstances, the Commissioners take a decision within a few hours or a day after the hearing.”But in case complaints the matter could revolve for another month.
"Teams entitled to appeal have four days to serve it," he said Tombazis. "So, in theory, a team that is not happy with the decision of the commissioners can then decide to lodge an appeal and a Roma case with the International Court of Appeal. Of course, this is another set of preparations, lawyers and proposals. That could bring us to the week after the race for the Spanish Grand Prix. Theoretically, the decision of the Commissioners will be the final week before Silverstone, but practically with the appeals only at the end of August,”He concluded Tombazis with possible scenarios.
