Press Release

The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:

Hearing

At the Grand Prix of Belgium, run on 7 September 2008, and counting towards the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Stewards of the meeting imposed a drive-through penalty upon the driver of car No. 22, Lewis Hamilton, for a breach of Article 30.3 (a) of the 2008 FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and Appendix L, Chapter 4, Article 2 (g) of the International Sporting Code.

As the drive-through penalty was imposed at the end of the race, 25 seconds were added to the driver’s elapsed race time in accordance with Article 16.3 of the FIA 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations.

The competitor Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has appealed this decision before the International Court of Appeal.

When

10.00 hrs
Monday, September 22, 2008

Where

FIA - Salle du Comité,
8, place de la Concorde,
75008 Paris

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by fax to the FIA Press Office (+33 1 43 12 58 18) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation.

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;
ii) the name of the journalist and photocopy of his professional press card (currently valid);
iii) a fax number or email address to which the FIA can send an answer;

Applications for accreditation for the above hearing must reach the FIA at the latest on Wednesday, 17 September 2008, end of business in Paris.