Aston Martin has lodged a petition for a proper to overview the penalty given to Fernando Alonso through the Dash within the Chinese language Grand Prix.
Alonso was penalized for colliding with Carlos Sainz throughout a fierce battle within the closing levels of the Dash, with the pair making contact on a number of events and Alonso’s try and regain the place on the within of Flip 9 pushing each automobiles large.
Alonso picked up a puncture and Sainz injury within the incident, however then it was the Aston Martin driver who was given a 10-second time penalty and three penalty factors on his Tremendous License afterwards.
The penalty factors imply Alonso is now on six for the previous 12 months, and 6 extra earlier than March of subsequent yr would result in an computerized one-race ban. The primary three factors had been handed out for the incident with George Russell in Melbourne this yr.
Aston Martin is now looking for a overview of the penalty in China, with an preliminary listening to to happen through videoconference on Friday in Miami to find out if a “important and related new aspect which was unavailable to the get together looking for the overview on the time of the choice involved” exists.
If the stewards determine that there’s such a component, then the listening to will proceed to a second half to overview the preliminary choice – however not essentially change it – and at that stage any events are allowed to hitch the listening to.
Ferrari has additionally been summoned to the preliminary listening to.
