Haas F1 Team will not appeal Racing Point Force India case

The affair came to light behind the scenes of the paddock at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi last weekend, during the final of the 2018 season.

Haas F1 Team initially lodged a complaint against Racing Point Force India, arguing that the structure now owned by Lawrence Stroll could not be recognized as a manufacturer in its own right, having not produced the parts listed in appendix 6 of the sporting regulations (bar, survival cell, monocoque, fins, flat bottom, etc.)

But the panel of stewards rendered a verdict last Saturday in favor of Racing Point Force India, not judging Haas F1 Team's claim to be valid. The Gene Haas team then indicated its desire to appeal the decision, but finally this Wednesday, on the sidelines of the last day of Pirelli tire testing in Abu Dhabi, the American team published a brief tweet specifying that it would not will not appeal.

.@HaasF1Team has elected not to appeal the decision of the FIA ​​Stewards (UAE Document 20 – Haas Protest Decision) following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Nov. 22-25 2018. pic.twitter.com/xeg209Ruw8

- Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) November 28, 2018

More details on the Haas – Racing Point Force India affair can be found in the full report and analysis of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents on the Yas Marina Circuit, in issue 2193 AUTOhebdo, available in digital version and on newsstands.