Bernie: I thought that the Tribunal verdict was a joke

Mercedes might have been out of the Young Drivers Test taking place at Silverstone, as a penalty for having undergone a tyre test for Pirelli, but the F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believe that the punishment was not enough.

 

The verdict that came out on Friday 21^st of June stated:

 

The Tribunal, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided that:

1. Mercedes be reprimanded;
2. Mercedes be suspended from participating in the forthcoming “three day young driver training test”;
3. Pirelli be reprimanded.

and rejected all other and further conclusions.

 

Speaking to Business Editor Christian Sylt, Bernie Ecclestone said: “I thought that the Tribunal verdict was a joke. It was dealt with by people who didn't know what they were talking about”, and continued, “It's the nature of that beast. It wasn't a trivial matter because Mercedes got a massive advantage from the test."