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Button braced for appeal verdict

Motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, is meeting on Tuesday to decide whether Jenson Button‘s car is legal.

The Formula 1 championship leader’s Brawn Grand Prix team, Toyota and Williams use a split-level diffuser.

The FIA rejected a protest by rival teams, who argue the design does not conform to the new 2009 regulations.
But the International Court of Appeal are expected to announce a ruling on Wednesday and could deduct points from Brawn, Toyota and

An independent panel is set to hear arguments from both sides at the meeting in Paris.

BBC sports correspondent Joe Wilson said: “Rear diffusers this season were supposed to get smaller, but Brawn GP and a couple of other teams have ended up with bigger ones, exploiting a little loophole in the laws.

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