McLaren press on with Hungary appeal

The British squad were penalised after qualifying for what the stewards considered to be actions "prejudicial to the interests of the competition."

McLaren were barred from scoring any constructors' points, a total of 15 in the end, and world champion Fernando Alonso was demoted from pole to sixth place on the grid after unnecessarily impeding teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton was forced to wait for an extra 10 seconds behind Alonso's car in the final minutes of qualifying, and the delay meant the Briton was unable to complete his final flying lap.

The stewards found the team and Alonso guilty.

Within an hour McLaren notified the stewards of their intent to appeal, however by Sunday evening McLaren CEO Ron Dennis hinted the team were uncertain whether or not to continue with the appeal, although he denied suggestions the team already decided to repeal it.

But McLaren have decided to press on with the appeal, and the British national motorsport authority, which represents McLaren, have given notice to the FIA.

An FIA spokesman confirmed the news to autosport.com, stating: "We understand that the International Court of Appeal secretariat has received a confirmation of McLaren's appeal from the UK National Sporting Authority."

McLaren are still 19 points ahead of Ferrari in the championship with six races remaining.