Angry Ferrari will not appeal

Ferrari have accepted that they cannot appeal against the decision not to impose a penalty on arch-rivals McLaren in Formula One's spying row.

Ferrari said F1 rules did not allow an appeal against decisions made by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, the body that made last week's decision.

But a Ferrari spokesman said the team were "evaluating all possible options" when it came to pursuing the case.

He insisted the team's legal cases in Italy and England were ongoing.

The FIA ruled on Thursday that the title race was unaffected by McLaren's possession of secret Ferrari documents – nearly 800 pages of which were found in the home of the Anglo-German team's chief designer, Mike Coughlan.

McLaren, who insisted that they did not use or benefit from the information in Coughlan's possession, still face a championship ban if in the future they are seen to have gained any advantage from the data. Ferrari have taken action in Modena against former performance director Nigel Stepney, who they accuse of leaking technical secrets to McLaren.

The London High Court said on Monday that no more proceedings were planned in Ferrari's case against Coughlan, who has been suspended by the team.

But Ferrari said they were pressing on with their claim against the Englishman. More at BBC