From eurosport.yahoo.com :
Lewis Hamilton retains a chance of being crowned Formula One world champion after McLaren decided to appeal against a decision not to penalise the Williams and BMW Sauber teams.
British superstar Hamilton, 22, believed he had lost the title to Kimi Raikkonen when he finished the season-ending Brazilian GP in seventh in his McLaren.
But, following the event, the race stewards confirmed that Nico Rosberg's Williams and the BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld, who finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the race, were under investigation for using fuel at a temperature that was outside the sport's regulations.
Disqualification for running fuel that was more than the ten degrees below ambient temperature limit permitted by rulemakers the FIA, would have promoted Hamilton to fourth place in the results and given him the title.
To decide if this course of action would be taken, a three-hour meeting, in which a report by the FIA's technical delegate that stated the fuel was found outside the rules was considered, ensued.
Stewards though, decided that there was "not sufficient evidence" to punish the teams due, in particular, to no real agreement being forged on what the ambient temperature actually was.
The race results, which were confirmed soon after, appeared to ensure that Ferrari driver Raikkonen would keep his crown.
But McLaren then notified the FIA of their intention to appeal the stewards' decision which is expected to be formally lodged within the next week.
"We were surprised at and don't really understand the stewards' decision," said McLaren chief executive Martin Whitmarsh, explaining the reason for the appeal.
"Therefore we feel that if we hadn't lodged our intention to appeal, we would surely have been criticised by fans and Formula One insiders alike for not supporting our drivers' best interests."
An appeal will certainly be heard before the FIA awards are held in December, with the disqualification of Heidfeld, Rosberg and Kubica making Hamilton the sport's first rookie champion and the youngest too.
Whitmarsh said that McLaren's appeal was not an effort to detract from Raikkonen's performance in the finale.
"Kimi won the race fair and square and Ferrari did a good job to finish first and second," he said.
"Our argument is with the stewards' decision in relation to the cars of Rosberg, Kubica and Heidfeld. Hence our decision to lodge our intention to appeal," said Whitmarsh.
Jamie O'Leary / Eurosport
Well, what has become of the motorsport factor ? Is there any sport left in F1 ?
But of course when Ferrari complains about every little thing when they don't win and appeal all decisions then it is clear that others need to follow if they don't want to give Ferrari all the titles without a fight. Only really really sad that the major battles are no longer taking place on the track