P1racenews AI automatic summary:
A special ruling in a recent case involving a GT race shows that Mercedes would have potentially lost any appeal surrounding the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The court ruled in a GT race case similar to the controversial Verstappen-Hamilton clash at the 2021 Abu Dhabi final race. The race saw three Safety Car periods, with an incorrect restart during the second one. Team Motorpark protested the Safety Car infraction caused by the Race Director, resulting in the race and classification being canceled. Optimum Motorsport appealed the decision, leading to the FIA International Court of Appeal determining that the stewards and RFEdA court lacked the power to cancel the race or amend the results. As a result, Optimum Motorsport drivers were declared champions. This case highlights the potential outcome if Mercedes had appealed the Abu Dhabi result, which had its own controversy with a disputed Safety Car decision. Mercedes dropped its appeal and focused on creating clarity for the future.
