MARANELLO, Italy — Ferrari dropped its appeal against F1 champion Sebastian Vettel's passing maneuver at the Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving clarification from Formula One's governing body Friday morning. Ferrari was considering an appeal after video footage from Sunday's Brazilian GP appeared to show that Vettel passed Jean-Eric Vergne while a yellow caution light was on. Ferrari said in a statement: “The letter to the FIA was in no way intended to undermine the legality of the race result.” If a rules breach had been proven, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso would have won the F1 title by one point. — AP