Earlier this week, Aston Martin filed an appeal against Fernando Alonso’s punishment from the Chinese Grand Prix.
Aston Martin’s appeal of Fernando Alonso’s punishment at the Chinese Grand Prix has been rejected by the FIA stewards.
Following an incident during the sprint in Shanghai last month, Alonso was given three penalty points on his super license and a 10-second time penalty. This prompted the Silverstone-based outfit to file a complaint earlier this week.
The two-time Formula One champion Alonso was penalized for his collision with Carlos Sainz of Ferrari during the shorter race, which led to his early retirement.
Alonso maintained that he had received the worst penalties of the year thus far and that there was misunderstanding on the gravity of the sentence.
The stewards opted to reject Aston Martin’s appeal during their meeting on Friday, before to the campaign’s sixth round at the Miami International Autodrome.
Stewards provide explanations for decisions.
In order for the stewards to reopen the investigation, Aston Martin was have to present fresh and significant information that was not accessible during the initial hearing.
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In this instance, F1 downloaded a forward-facing camera from Alonso’s car after the sprint, but it was not available at the time of the initial hearing, which Aston Martin showed the stewards.
The stewards deliberated over Aston Martin’s assertion that this footage satisfied the requirements for “significant, new, and relevant” evidence.
The stewards concluded that the clip was “sufficient footage” from a different camera angle, making it “undoubtedly new” and significant.
It did not, however, meet the “significant” threshold because, in the stewards’ opinion, it “would not have caused us to question our decision or otherwise give a perspective that we did not already have of the incident.”
Consequently, the right of review petition was denied by the stewards.
After another day of thrilling sprint racing in Miami, where Alonso was involved once more after a Turn 1 crash with teammate Lance Stroll, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, and McLaren’s Lando Norris, the decision was announced.
Although Alonso was convinced that Hamilton was at fault, the stewards decided that no driver was primarily or entirely at fault, saving the seven-time champion from receiving a penalty.
