Court rules out Alfa appeal, Hamilton maintains lead
International Court of Appeal finds protest against German GP penalties not admissible.
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LONDON: Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton retained his 65-point lead and Williams kept their sole point of the season on Tuesday when a court rejected an Alfa Romeo appeal against penalties issued after the German Grand Prix in July.
The 30-second post-race penalties dropped Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi out of the points and lifted Mercedes’ five-time world champion Hamilton up to ninth in the July 28 race with Williams’ Robert Kubica 10th.
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A spokesman for governing body FIA said the International Court of Appeal in Paris had found the protest was not admissible.