Honda “surprised” but accepts FIA appeal court’s decision

Honda Racing Team JAS have accepted the decision by the FIA International Court of Appeal, which has excluded the team from the results of the Moroccan race meeting due to non compliance of the FIA technical regulations in respect of their flat floor, but chose to reinstate their results for Hungary, which puts the team heavily on the back foot in respect of the fight for this year’s drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.

Honda issued a statement following the court’s ruling this morning, stating:

“The FIA International Court of Appeal admitted our appeals regarding the race of Hungary and we welcome this decision.

“However, we are really disappointed with the decision to reject our appeals regarding the legality of the flat floor of the Civic WTCC in Morocco.

“While we accept the decision, we were surprised by the outcome and must stress that, at all times, we acted in good faith and are firmly of the belief that all components on the Honda Civic WTCC fully complied with the FIA WTCC technical regulations as they were written.

“With the loss of the points gained in Morocco, the fight for the title will now be incredibly difficult and for this we feel really sorry for our fans and others supporting the championship; however, this new situation will allow Norbi (Norbert Michelisz), Rob (Huff) and Tiago (Monteiro) to give their best with no other consideration than to fight for wins everywhere.”