F1 supremo warns BAR-Honda against appeal

Bernie Ecclestone has warned BAR-Honda against making an appeal against their two-race ban ahead of Spanish Grand Prix.

Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has warned BAR-Honda against making an appeal against their two-race ban ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

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The team, who finished second to Ferrari in the championship last year, were stripped of their results from the San Marino Grand Prix and banned from the next two races after their cars were found to be illegal at the last race.

Team chief Nick Fry believes the decision, made by the International Court of Appeal in Paris Thursday, was unfair and said some of the best lawyers in the world are working to have the team reinstated for this weekend's event.

But when asked for his opinion on BAR's plans to go to court to race this weekend, Ecclestone said: "I wouldn't want to go to a civil court personally, I think it's a big risk.

"I think they'd be silly to do that (go to a civil court). I think it would be bad for them. I thought it was a very fair (punishment) to be honest. I feel they got off quite lightly."