Christian Horner says that Red Bull is satisfied with the way the International Tribunal played out.
However he was less forthcoming on the actual penalty, pointing out that Mercedes had earned some good value from testing with its race drivers.
“The Tribunal had all the facts presented to them in a fair manner yesterday and made their decision,” he said. “We raised the protest as we wanted clarity on whether you are allowed to test in-season with a current car, as we believe this was a breach of the regulations.”
Horner said the team got the clarity it wanted: “Yes – it was decided that Mercedes breached the sporting regulations and the International Sporting Code.”
Regarding the penalty, he said: “It is always preferential to test with race drivers rather than test drivers; however the penalty is not for us to decide. It was for the tribunal to decide and they have made their decision.”
Adam Cooper F1 
“…however the penalty is not for us to decide.”
One of the more disingenuous statememts to come from the F1 paddock in the past month (and that’s saying something!)
“though we sure as hell would like to”
1.000 km for a 3 day test seems very little to me, I guess all the teams at the YTD will be able to do more running in the 3-day YDT – if the weather permits. They will also be able to test new aero parts, which MB clearly could not – Pirelli wanted to see the difference the different tyres would make, without any other influences. The one who profited the most from about 1,5 races distances in the car was Lewis Hamiltion, so surely there is an advantage there the other teams will not have with regards to their drivers..
What a hypocrite mr Horner is. If its not for them to decide why did they ask the tribunal to fine Mercedes $100 million?