BAR RECEIVES TWO-RACE BAN
Last Updated: Thursday, 05, May, 2005, 16:51
The BAR-Honda Formula 1 team has been given a two-race ban
following a hearing at the FIA Court of Appeal in Paris on
Wednesday.
This means that Jenson Button and Takuma Sato must now sit out this
weekend's Spanish Grand Prix and the Monaco GP at the end of the
month.
The FIA has concluded that the team broke regulations by using fuel
as ballast, which could have a given it a performance
advantage.
Button's car was found to be underweight when drained of fuel after
the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola after finishing third, and
although the FIA-appointed stewards upheld the result after lengthy
debate, the governing body later appealed against their
decision.
BAR-Honda has had the 10 points that it scored in the San Marino
Grand Prix taken away.
It has also been given a six month suspended ban, which will remain
in place for a year.
