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With the 2009 Formula One season less than one month old, the world championship could be on the brink of chaos, depending on this week’s outcome of the FIA’s International Court of Appeal hearing over a controversial car part used by three teams in the recent Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix.
Prior to the start of the Australian GP, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Renault filed an appeal after stewards rejected their protests that the cars from Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams used an illegal diffuser. BMW Sauber and McLaren later followed suit. The appeal will be heard Tuesday in Paris, with a decision expected the next day.
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Jenson Button will find out if his car is legal when world motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, makes a final ruling on the diffuser row on Tuesday.
The Formula 1 championship leader’s Brawn Grand Prix team, Toyota and Williams use a split-level diffuser.
The FIA rejected a protest by rival teams who argue the design does not conform to the new 2009 regulations.
But the International Court of Appeal will rule on the issue and could deduct points from Brawn, Toyota and Williams.
An independent panel will hear arguments from both sides in Paris on Tuesday, with a verdict expected the following day…Â Details
 So. I’ve been away in the Alps for nine days – anything happen while I was away?
Doh – Hamilton-porky-gate, that’s what’s happened.
And what a load of fuss over nothing. McLaren try and steal back a place that was rightly theirs by a bit of truth economy in the steward’s room and it all kicks off like it was really important.
Excuse me, when did F1 drivers ever tell the truth?
You get them explaining away accidents after races and you can clearly see that their version of events doesn’t tally with the TV replays. But nobody says “you’re a liar” and tries to ban them for races – because they’re F1 drivers and they’re just trying it on…Â Details