FIA rejects Ferrari push to overturn Sainz penalty

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. in the course of the third purple flag. File
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The FIA has rejected an try by Ferrari to overturn a penalty that value Carlos Sainz Jr. fourth place on the Australian Grand Prix.

Sainz was given a five-second penalty for crashing into Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso after a restart. The race completed on a security automobile lap, so the time penalty pushed Sainz down to final of the 12 finishers and he scored no factors.

The stewards’ ruling on Tuesday exhibits Ferrari offered telemetry from Sainz’s automobile, an announcement from the Spanish driver and feedback from different drivers in interviews to make an argument that Sainz had low grip on chilly tires with the solar in his eyes, and could not sluggish the automobile down sufficient to keep away from Alonso.

The stewards, together with former F1 driver Enrique Bernoldi, dominated there was “no significant and relevant new element” in Ferrari’s proof which wasn’t already clear when the penalty was issued in Australia.

“The conditions of the track and the tires was something that every competitor needed to take into account and adapt to,” the ruling said. “In trying to brake late while racing [Pierre Gasly], [Sainz] adopted the risk that he, as a driver, would lose control of his car. In this case, that risk materialized, with the consequence of a collision that ensued, for which a penalty follows.”

Ferrari mentioned the crew was “naturally disappointed” not to be granted a evaluation of the penalty and that it may search to reform how penalties are awarded sooner or later.

“We are now looking forward to entering broader discussions with the FIA, F1, and all the teams,” Ferrari said, “with the aim of further improving the policing of our sport, in order to ensure the highest level of fairness and consistency that our sport deserves.”