Red Bull lodges Ricciardo appeal with FIA

RED Bull has officially appealled Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from second place in last Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen sh

RED Bull has officially appealled Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from second place in last Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

The Formula One champions' protest arrived at FIA's Paris headquarters shortly before the 96-hour deadline.

Red Bull officials had made it plain they would challenge the ruling ever since Ricciardo lost his runner-up spot to Nico Rosberg in the Melbourne stewards room on a technical infringement.

Ricciardo's fate now lies in the hands of the FIA's appeals board which will sit in the next few weeks.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has absolved Ricciardo of any blame in the bungle.

After a marathon hearing, stewards in Melbourne said the 24-year-old's car was not in compliance with F1 regulations after he exceeded the maximum fuel flow, or rate of fuel consumption, of 100kg/h.

It made Ricciardo the first casualty of new limits on fuel load and fuel flow introduced this year.

“It is no fault of Daniel. I don't believe it is the fault of the team,” Horner said in Melbourne.

The appeal is believed to be based on the accuracy of the fuel flow meters issued to the teams. AFP