Leave it - Toyota abandons appeal


By Karl
April 29 2005

In a press release, Toyota would like it's fans and followers to know: Panasonic Toyota Racing has decided not to pursue its appeal against the 25s penalty added to Ralf Schumacher's race time in the San Marino Grand Prix.
Schumacher dropped from 8th to 11th in the final classification as a result
of the penalty.

The team lodged an appeal on the evening of the race because it wanted the
opportunity to undertake a detailed analysis of the incident. After an
exhaustive review of the data, the team feels that the evidence is not
conclusive and has decided not to take the matter further.

The team will however work together with the FIA and the other teams to
further clarify what constitutes the 'safe release' of the car by the
competitor following a pit stop at the subsequent Team Managers meeting.

Panasonic Toyota Racing will now focus its attention on the Spanish Grand
Prix at Barcelona.

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