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Ricciardo stripped of second place, Red Bull to appeal

Inconsistencies with the FIA fuel flow meter?

By Franck Drui

16 March 2014 - 14:06

It’s now official, Daniel Ricciardo has been stripped of his second place in the Australian Grand Prix.

Following the decision of the FIA that Infiniti Red Bull Racing is in breach of Article 3.2 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and Article 5.1.4 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations with Car 3, the Team has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal with immediate effect.

Inconsistencies with the FIA fuel flow meter have been prevalent all weekend up and down the pit lane.

The Team and Renault are confident the fuel supplied to the engine is in full compliance with the regulations.

Race classification:

Pos.	Driver	Team	Gap	Pit
01	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG	57 laps - 1h32m58.710s	2
02	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren Mercedes	+26.777	2
03	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	+30.027	2
04	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+35.284	2
05	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Mercedes	+47.639	2
06	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India Mercedes	+50.718	2
07	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	+57.675	2
08	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso Renault	+60.441	2
09	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso Renault	+63.585	2
10	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	+85.916	3
11	Adrian Sutil	Sauber Ferrari	+1 lap	1
12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	+1 lap	2
13	Max Chilton	Marussia Ferrari	+2 laps	2
14	Jules Bianchi	Marussia Ferrari	+8 laps	2
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	DNF	2
16	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Renault	DNF	1
17	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham Renault	DNF	1
18	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Renault	DNF	1
19	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG	DNF	1
20	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	DNF	0
21	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham Renault	DNF	0
22	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Renault	Excl.	2