McLaren has released a statement underlying its disagreement with the FIA over the United States Grand Prix stewards' decision not to re-open the case that saw Lando Norris handed a five-second time penalty.
The team made clear it acknowledged the verdict, which established the Woking squad did not meet the required criteria for the right of review to be accepted.
In the statement, McLaren reiterated its stance that the initial outcome of the investigation into Norris' overtake on Max Verstappen at the Circuit of the Americas was incorrect - and that it will "continue to work closely with the FIA to further understand how teams can constructively challenge decisions" that lead to wrong decisions.
The stewards - as well as McLaren and Red Bull - did highlight the "high bar" set to have a right of review successfully considered.
In doing so, the panel pointed out that the four listed criteria "appears to have been designed more for decisions that are taken as a result of a hearing where all parties are present, rather than in the pressurised environment of a race session, when decisions are taken, (as is allowed under the International Sporting Code), without all parties being present."
McLaren statement following right of review rejection
"We acknowledge the Stewards’ decision to reject our petition requesting a Right of Review.
"We disagree with the interpretation that an FIA document, which makes a competitor aware of an objective, measurable and provable error in the decision made by the stewards, cannot be an admissible “element” which meets all four criteria set by the ISC, as specified in Article 14.3.
"We would like to thank the FIA and the stewards for having considered this case in a timely manner.
"We will continue to work closely with the FIA to further understand how teams can constructively challenge decisions that lead to an incorrect classification of the race."
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