Having heard the evidencetheydecidednotto impose a penaltyas they had sufficient doubt as to both thetemperatureof the fuelonboard the carand to the true ambient temperature.
Replacing steel with aluminium allows additional interior space to be offered, along with larger crumple zones at the front and rear for even better crash protection, all without paying a heavy penalty in fuel consumption.
Australia's Mark Webber, who was controversially overtaken by teammate Vettel in Malaysia three weeks ago, will start from the back of the grid on Sunday after incurring a penalty for running out of fuel during Q2.