Williams has dropped its appeal against Felipe Massa's exclusion from the Brazilian Grand Prix over tyre temperatures.
Massa's right rear tyre was found to be 27C over the maximum tread temperature after the '5 minute' signal had been given on the grid at Interlagos, eventually leading to him being excluded from eighth place. Following the FIA's decision, Williams announced its intention to appeal, claiming it had evidence that the reading taken on the grid was incorrect.
However, with Massa's exclusion not impacting on the team securing third place in the constructors' championship and with legal costs involved, Williams has now opted not to appeal/
"Following detailed consideration the team has concluded that despite not agreeing with the exclusion and believing it has sufficient evidence with which to successfully contest the ruling, it will not formally appeal the decision as a hearing date is unlikely to be available until after the end of the season impacting a time when the team wishes to turn its attention to its 2016 campaign," a Williams statement read.
"Given the financial climate of the sport, and the fact that the decision does not impact the team’s Constructors’ Championship position, it has been decided that this would be an unnecessary cost to endure."
Massa told F1i on Thursday afternoon he felt the exclusion was "really strange" but trusted Williams to take whatever action it felt necessary.
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