The FIA Court of Appeal has rejected Porsche’s bid to overturn Misano result for Antonio Felix da Costa, while Sebastien Ogier is out of WRC Rally Poland.
Formula E –
Case ICA-2024-04: Appeal lodged on behalf of Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team against Decision No. 31 dated 13 April 2024 of the Stewards of the Round 6 held in Misano counting towards the 2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
On 13 April 2024, during Round 6 of the 2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship held in Misano (Italy), the Stewards received a report from the FIA Technical Delegate about Car No. 13 driven by Antonio Felix Da Costa (Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team).
According to this report, the Throttle Damper Spring mounted on his car was not found in conformity with one of the three optional items. The Stewards therefore decided to disqualify Car No. 13 from the Race on the basis that it represented a breach of Article 27.10 of the Sporting Regulations and Article 3.3 of the Technical Regulations. On 17 April 2024, the Appellant lodged an appeal against the Stewards’ Decision before the ICA.
Decision of the International Court of Appeal
The Court, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided to uphold Decision No. 31 dated 13 April 2024 of the Stewards of the Misano E-Prix event in Italy counting towards the 2023/2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Laurent ANSELMI (Monaco), and included, Mr Michael GRECH (Malta), Mr Marek MALECKI (Poland) and Mr Filippo MARCHINO (USA/Italy).
Full decision is available here
WRC –
TGR-WRT crew Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were taken to hospital for checks following a road traffic collision during reconnaissance for Rally Poland on Tuesday morning. Two occupants of the other vehicle involved, members of the public, were also taken to hospital for medical checks. The incident took place while Ogier and Landais were preparing for the Goldap special stage, which forms SS10 and SS14 of the rally this Saturday. Ogier and Landais were driving a road car as is the standard practice for rally reconnaissance.
All recce cars have GPS tracking, which shows the speeds were within the limits set. All involved have underdone scans which showed no serious injuries. While Landais has been discharged, Ogier will remain under medical observation overnight and will not be able to participate in the event. The safety and wellbeing of all involved remains the upmost priority of the team. Alongside this, the team is considering its options regarding any replacement and will provide an update in due course.
[Note: The story is as per press release]
