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F1: FIA Upholds Ricciardo Disqualification, Red Bull To ‘Move On’

The FIA has upheld the stewards' decision at the Australian Grand Prix to exclude Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull Racing from the race for fuel flow irregularities. A six-hour hearing on Monday in Paris heard that the team was unhappy with


The FIA has upheld the stewards' decision at the Australian Grand Prix to exclude Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull Racing from the race for fuel flow irregularities.

A six-hour hearing on Monday in Paris heard that the team was unhappy with the accuracy of the supplied FIA equipment used to measure fuel flow in Ricciardo's Renault power unit.

Article 5.1.4 of the 2014 Sporting Regulations state that "fuel mass flow must not exceed 100kg/h" and a series of technical directives laid out how that was to me measured.

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