Date for Brazilian Grand Prix Appeal Set

Max Mosley, the president of the International Automobile Federation, told a group of French journalists in Paris today that the appeal that could change the winning driver of the world championship would take place on Nov. 15 in Paris, the FIA has confirmed. Mosley was speaking after a general assembly of the FIA. McLaren Mercedes had lodged a request for an appeal of the decision made by race stewards' in Brazil to not penalize the Williams and BMW Sauber cars that finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton, after it was discovered that the cars' fuel temperature was lower than the minimum accepted level.

Mosley's announcement came after a general assembly at which the bigger topic was a bold new initiative by the FIA to help the world environment, as the FIA said in a statment:

"The FIA has called on the United Nations to adopt the first-ever worldwide target for CO2 emissions in passenger cars. At its General Assembly in Paris today, the FIA and its member clubs worldwide unanimously agreed to a Declaration which sets a global CO2 emissions benchmark of 140g/km for passenger cars as part of a new international framework for greener motoring.

"The FIA’s new policy Declaration, entitled ‘Make Cars Green’, aims to help governments around the world work towards cost-effective environmental policies for the motor vehicle sector.

"FIA President Max Mosley is calling for a coherent international strategy to reduce both the toxic emissions and the carbon intensity of the automotive sector.

"'The FIA considers that a serious rethink on fuel economy and C02 reduction is required across the motor vehicle sector worldwide. The FIA is proposing a global framework which will create a level playing field allowing manufacturers and governments across different markets and regions to work together on this problem,'” he said.

"The key measure of adopting a non-mandatory global C02 emissions benchmark of 140g/km for passenger cars would ensure that progress in fuel efficiency of new motor vehicles across markets all around the world could be assessed so that decision makers can work towards cost-effective environmental policies for the automotive sector."