Porsche has backed down from appealing the rejection of its protest filed after the controversial ending to last weekend’s Eight Hours of Bahrain.
The German manufacturer had announced its intention to appeal the day after the race, which saw Ferrari win the world championship after Alessandro Pier Guidi made contact with Michael Christensen within the final fifteen minutes of the race.
An initial protest by Porsche was rejected, after which the appeal was announced. Once announced, Porsche had 96 hours to decide whether or not the appeal would stand.
It has now announced in a post on social media that it has decided not to go through with the appeal.
“Porsche Motorsport had lodged a protest against the decisions taken by the 8 Hours of Bahrain race director after the FIA WEC season finale at Bahrain International Circuit due to the incident between the Porsche 911 RS-19 number 92 and the Ferrari number 51. This protest was rejected,” Porsche wrote.
“Porsche had announced it would appeal against the rejection of the protest. The intention was to enable it to carry out a full examination of the circumstances and the facts in general and also the legal standpoint.”
“An in-depth analysis of the situation and the advice of legal counsel have led to a decision not to pursue legal action any further.”
“In the interests of the sport, Porsche would in future like to see a stringent and uniform approach taken to penalties for violations on the track – especially during the race.”
