The FIA International Court of Appeal has announced today that it has found Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ appeal in respect of the penalty awarded to Lewis Hamilton after the Belgian Grand Prix on September 7th to be inadmissible.

Statements from McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton will find out on Tuesday morning whether the FIA will overturn his 25-second penalty for cutting a chicane during his duel with Kimi Raikkonen in the Belgian Grand Prix.

McLaren’s appeal against the ruling, on the grounds that Hamilton yielded to Raikkonen and did not gain an advantage, was heard before the FIA’s Court of Appeal in Paris on Monday.

Ron Dennis has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will attend the International Court of Appeal in Paris on 22nd September where the team are appealing against the retrospective 25 second penalty which was given to the driver at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend.

McLaren’s conversation with race control put lives at risk, asserts Mosley.

FIA President Max Mosley has criticised the way Lewis Hamilton’s controversial pass on Kimi Raikkonen in Belgium was handled, hitting out at McLaren for seeking approval from race control during the incident.

Kimi Raikkonen had little to say about Lewis Hamilton’s controversial penalty in Monza, but unlike other drivers who have moved to defend the Briton’s actions, the Ferrari driver simply claimed that “rules are rules”.

FIA said Hamilton’s pass was ‘okay’ - twice

McLaren were twice told by race control that Lewis Hamilton’s controversial pass on Kimi Raikkonen in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix was ‘okay’.

Hamilton was stripped of his Belgian GP win after stewards dealt him a 25-second time penalty for cutting a chicane during his battle with Kimi Raikkonen in the closing laps.

Doubt has been thrown over whether McLaren can appeal Lewis Hamilton’s retrospective drive-through penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend.

Lewis Hamilton has blasted the FIA’s decision to penalise him for cutting a chicane during a thrilling battle with Kimi Raikkonen in the closing stages of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Toyota driver Timo Glock has been stripped of the final point in the Belgian Grand Prix after race stewards decided to award him a retrospective 25 second penalty for overtaking under yellow flag conditions. It is believed that the overtake occurred when Glock overtook Webber towards the end of the race when yellow flags were being waved for Kimi Raikkonen’s crashed Ferrari.

Championship leader trades blows with Kimi en-route to a stunning Belgian GP win – and then feels the wrath of the stewards.