The Federation has confirmed that the Prancing Horse has asked for an official review of the measure which cost the Spaniard the relegation from 4th to 12th place. However, the Cavallino will have to present a “new, significant and relevant element” on Tuesday 18 April
There is the date on which the penalty against Carlos Sainz junior in the Australian GP will come back into discussion. Today the FIA announced that a hearing will be held next Tuesday in response to Ferrari’s request to review the 5” penalty with which the Spaniard was demoted from 4th to 12th place in the Melbourne race. The measure had been taken by the race directors for having caused a collision with Fernando Alonso.
what is needed
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The FIA has confirmed that Ferrari has submitted an application under Article 14 of the International Sporting Code asking for a review of the stewards’ decision regarding the penalty of the Spanish driver. The hearing will serve to determine whether the Cavallino has identified “a new, significant and relevant element” to merit a reconsideration of the severity of the judgment against Sainz. If not, the penalty will not be reviewed.
Carlos’s anger
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Sainz, hot after the GP, had defined the decision of the commissioners “the most unfair I have seen in my life”. Five seconds isn’t a very harsh penalty, but as the race ended behind the Safety Car, the effect multiplied because the drivers behind him only cared about staying close to him in order to take advantage of it.