Bar banned

The Honda-backed BAR team have been banned from the next two races after breaking Formula One weight and fuel regulations at the San Marino Grand Prix.

The team will miss Sunday8217;s Spanish Grand Prix and the Monaco race on May 22, and were also excluded retroactively from the San Marino round 8212; the toughest action against a Formula One team for 20 years.

BAR8217;s Jenson Button had finished third and his Japanese teammate Takuma Sato was fifth at Imola last month.

The British-based team, also backed by British American Tobacco, said they were appalled by the decision and were considering their legal options. They still hoped to race this weekend in Barcelona, team boss Nick Fry said.