Fernando Alonso manages to climb a position in the Austrian Grand Prix. After Aston Martin’s complaint, the Spaniard gains a place after the 10-second penalty for Carlos Sainz for repeatedly exceeding the limits of the Red Bull Ring track.
And it is that those from Silverstone wasted no time in taking their protest to the FIA. In claiming what had happened. In contesting the Austrian test. In knowing that the ‘track limits’ thing had more juice than the already countless laps canceled in qualifying and the 5-second penalties in the race.
Yes, I certainly had. The same one who got down to work so that Alonso could keep the podium in Saudi Arabia after the ‘little play’ by Toto Wolff and Mercedes was in charge of taking some papers that the FIA admitted. What do I accept. that she studied In total, 1,200 actions to review that have ended up giving Aston Martin the reason.
That they have made Alonso win a place. No, it’s not Lando Norris’s. It is not the one who was closest to him. It is, unfortunately for the Spanish ‘motorsport’, that of Carlos Sainz. The man from Madrid, who already had a 5 second penalty, receives another 10 and falls to sixth position from Fernando.
They already warned the Asturian to squeeze in the final laps. That he closed the distance with Norris and finished less than 5 seconds away. That he do the same with Carlos and finish less than ten. He complied with both, and thanks to Fernando’s recording on the track and Aston Martin’s in the offices, Alonso wins a place and adds two more points to his scoreboard. From eight to ten.
The explanation that the FIA gives for the final festival of sanctions is the following. For every four laps in which the track limits are exceeded, it is 5 seconds. One more infraction, and there are 10. They have not applied it due to the large number of them that were on the track.
For every five violations, the counter is reset
Ocon’s case is explained because by violating the ‘track limits’ five times the counter is reset. That is to say, the Frenchman has exceeded the track limits on at least ten occasions.
Thus ends an Austrian Grand Prix marked by track limits. For some that have turned the table upside down and that make Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll gain a position and 3 more points for the Aston Martin team.
Carlos Sainz, who has given a recital, finishes sixth after having infringed the ‘track limits’ on at least 5 occasions and lose two positions.
