Aston Martin is searching for a proper of view of the 10s penalty handed to Fernando Alonso following his collision with Carlos Sainz within the Shanghai Dash.
Working third, and main a DRS practice that included fellow Sainz, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc, Alonso at one level hit the Spaniard’s Ferrari as they battled for place, choosing up injury, together with a puncture that led to his subsequent retirement.
Although Sainz had acquired the higher of Alonso in the course of the scrap, the Ferrari driver subsequently misplaced out to Perez and Leclerc having additionally incurred injury within the conflict.
Alonso was handed a 10s penalty, which was meaningless as he completed final, but in addition obtained 3 penalty factors, bringing his 12 month whole to six.
In accordance with the stewards the penalty associated to driving requirements however Alonso and his workforce dispute this.
“It was robust racing with a few corners parallel to one another, wheel to wheel battle, on the finish somebody has to surrender,” mentioned Alonso. “I gave up at Flip 8, the racing line, to keep away from contact and he did not quit in Flip 9 and we did not keep away from the contact.”
“I believe I did a extremely good transfer across the exterior of Flip 7,” argued Sainz. “I believe from then on he determined to be all or nothing into Flip 9, which price us each the race as a result of I believe I picked up injury and a number of grime in my tyre from that optimistic transfer.”
Ferrari and Aston Martin have each been summoned by the stewards this Friday, for a listening to that will probably be held just about by way of video convention.
The listening to will probably be held in two elements: The primary half will probably be to listen to proof as as to whether there’s a “vital and related new aspect which was unavailable to the get together searching for the assessment on the time of the choice involved”.
Ought to the stewards decide, in accordance with Article 14.3 of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code, that such a component exists, the second a part of the listening to will probably be convened at a time to be suggested.
