The team requested to reconsider the verdict taking into account the telemetry of the car, but the Federation has argued that “there was room for Sainz to avoid the collision”
After the five second penalty imposed on Carlos Sainz in it Australian Grand Prixthe international automobile federation (FIA) today dismissed Ferrari’s appeal, which had requested a reconsideration of the verdict taking into account the telemetry data from the Spanish car.
In response to the scuderiathe FIA alleges that the Italian team has not shown “any significant and relevant new element. Therefore, it is dismisses the petition“. In addition, he considers that “despite the fact that it was an incident in the first corner of the first lap, where the stewards usually have a more lenient vision, there was enough space for Sainz to take measures to avoid the collision” with Fernando Alonso, “and did not do it”. “Therefore, we imposed a 5-second penalty,” the statement explained.
Before the FIA decision, Ferrari, which had also included witness statements in its petition, recalled an old case involving Force India. According to the Scudera, said team had used the testimony of a pilot to “cast a different light on the facts that had been presented to the stewards”.
The FIA, however, says it did not reconsider the appeal as his decision was made during the race. “It was unnecessary for us to listen to Sainz or any other pilot to decide that he was totally to blame for the collision,” the Federation notes.
In addition, the entity asserts that the supplied telemetry “corroborated” his decision; Sainz’s written statement as a witness “was not a new element”; and the explanations of other pilots about the lack of grip and the cold tires were not considered “significant and relevant new elements to decide on the incident”.
Ferrari’s response
Shortly after the verdict was announced, the Italian team issued a statement on social media: “We acknowledge the FIA’s decision not to grant us a right of review in relation to the penalty imposed on Carlos Sainz at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. We are naturally disappointed, and felt that we had provided enough significant new elements for the FIA to re-examine the decision, especially in the context of the particular conditions and the multiple incidents that occurred during the final restart.”
“However, we respect the process and the decision of the FIA. Now We look forward to further discussions with the FIA, F1 and all the teams, with the aim of further improving the surveillance of our sport, in order to guarantee the highest level of fairness and consistency that our sport deserves”, adds the scuderia.
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