 Complete the following phrase:  Before Schumachers appeal from his disqualification at the British Grand Prix, he was disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix as his Benetton had excessive wear of the plank. The FIA allowed the ten millimetre deep plank, with one millimeter of wear allowance meaning that the plank must be a minimum of nine millimetres after the race to be deemed legal. Unfortunately, a majority of the plank on Schumachers car measured 7.4 millimetres, well under the legal tolerance. This due to having run illegally low, and therefore having suffered a much deeper wear Benetton, along with Schumacher, claimed that the plank had excessive wear due to a spin by Schumacher during the race. However, the damage to the plank from the spin was visible further down the plank and was not the cause for the infraction Benetton launched an immediate appeal, with a World Motor Sport Council meeting set for September 5. Benettons appeal was rejected and Schumachers disqualification was upheld. The allegations of Benetton cheating throughout the summer of 1994 led to rumours of Schumacher quitting the team. The team released a statement denying the rumours, stating that Schumacher would complete the season which he ultimately did winning the 1994 Formula One drivers world championship although the win also proved to be 