Protesting legality of Aguri and STRSpyker boss Colin Kolles has followed through on his promise to commence legal action against the Dutch team's rivals Super Aguri and Toro Rosso.
He had made the threat in Australia last weekend, after FIA Stewards told him that
an official protest about the legality of Super Aguri's SA07 - which is arguably an altered copy of the 2006 works Honda - would have been rejected on the grounds that it is a commercial issue only.
Asked if Spyker would now seek arbitration in court, Kolles answered: "Yes, this is how I see it."
It is understood that Spyker's action is against both Super Aguri and Toro Rosso, who are racing this year with a car that is nearly identical to the Honda RA106 and Red Bull RB3, and may also involve the car suppliers Red Bull and Honda.
The teams will likely be issued with papers within the next few days before the case is sent to the Swiss based Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
There is, however, no suggestion that Super Aguri and Toro Rosso will have to sit out races while the lengthy arbitration process advances. Indeed, Spyker is seeking that the teams be ineligible for constructors' points rather than be excluded from the sport altogether.
Source GMM
