Hamilton ‘not depressed’ after verdict
The International Court of Appeal on Tuesday announced that the appeal, lodged by Hamilton's team McLaren, was not admissible because drive-through penalties – even when they take the form of a 25-second time penalty – are not subject to appeal.
"People will probably expect me to be depressed about today's result, but that isn't me," said the British driver, whose 1 point lead over Ferrari's Felipe Massa would have been increased to 7 had the appeal succeeded.
"I'm disappointed, yes, but not depressed. All I want to do now is put this matter behind me and get on with what we drivers do best: racing each other," Hamilton, 23, added.
Team chief executive Martin Whitmarsh said he was disappointed that the Court of Appeal offered "no ruling on the substance of our appeal".