{"id":18458,"date":"2013-06-08T08:36:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T12:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=18458"},"modified":"2013-06-08T08:36:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T12:36:27","slug":"f1-penalties-await-mercedes-at-june-20-tribunal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/f1-penalties-await-mercedes-at-june-20-tribunal\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 penalties await Mercedes at June 20 tribunal"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a growing consensus in the paddock that Mercedes will be penalised when the FIA’s brand-new international tribunal meets to discuss the secret Barcelona test on June 20.<\/p>\n

\"FIA-2\"Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn, who entered F1 as a team lawyer, told Auto Motor und Sport: “A contract can’t overrule a law.”<\/p>\n

She is referring to Pirelli’s defence that its deal with the FIA allows tyre testing with a representative car, therefore overriding the tightly-controlled test limits in the sporting regulations.<\/p>\n

But Spanish sports newspaper Marca’s correspondent Marco Canseco reported rumours a fine in the order of EUR 5 to 10 million will be imposed against Mercedes.<\/p>\n

Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko told Blick: “A fine and a points deduction would be appropriate.”<\/p>\n

With the ‘testgate’ saga occupying the time and minds of most regular F1 journalists in the Montreal paddock, the details and rumours continue to flow.<\/p>\n

Germany’s Sport Bild claims earlier rumours that Mercedes has proof – an email – of Charlie Whiting’s permission to use its 2013 car, was wrong.<\/p>\n

That report said Whiting gave only conditional approval, “only if all the other teams are informed and agree”.<\/p>\n

Pirelli’s lawyers advised Paul Hembery against attending the FIA’s press conference at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday.<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, that’s because many more questions remain outstanding.<\/p>\n

One is why – if the test was not ‘secret’ – did Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg wear all-black helmets?<\/p>\n

Mercedes’ Toto Wolff said the idea was to “protect the public”.<\/p>\n

“We had no security and no press people on the spot and did not want fans storming the track,” he is quoted by RTL.<\/p>\n

“If we wanted to make it a secret, our people would not have worn team uniforms, and we would have used neutral trucks,” he added.<\/p>\n

According to Sport Bild, the ‘secret’ leaked out when the FIA’s Whiting mentioned it to Grand Prix Drivers’ Association directors Sebastian Vettel, Pedro de la Rosa and Jenson Button.<\/p>\n

The lasting consequence of the Mercedes test is that the door might now be open to the return of in-season testing.<\/p>\n

There are rumours Pirelli has demanded it if F1 wants the Italian supplier to stay beyond 2013, and last week FIA president Jean Todt ruled that Ferrari’s Barcelona test with a 2011 test fell outside the sport’s testing restrictions.<\/p>\n

“So far, with our interpretation of the regulation, running with a 2011 car is not testing, as per the sporting regulations,” said Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali.<\/p>\n

Another implication could be Ross Brawn’s job, after the Mercedes team boss admitted it was his decision to run the Barcelona test.<\/p>\n

Told that rumours about his future have re-emerged, the Briton said in Canada: “I think there’s been some rumours before and nothing’s happened.<\/p>\n

“I think we should wait and see what the tribunal find and then go from there.”<\/p>\n

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