F1’s governing body will hold a hearing on Tuesday to address Ferrari‘s request to review the time penalty given to Carlos Sainz Jr. at the crash-marred Australian Grand Prix.
The FIA said a virtual hearing will take place Tuesday after Ferrari initiated a right of review in the hope of overturning the five-second time penalty handed to Sainz. The Spanish driver was given the penalty after colliding with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso on Lap 1 of the final grid restart, leading to the third red flag of a chaotic race on April 2 and a one-lap restart behind a safety car. Only 12 of the 20 starters finished the race.
The penalty demoted Sainz from fourth place with 12 points scored to 12th place and no points. Sainz is in fifth place in the standings with 20 points after three races.
Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton’s remarks about Red Bull’s car this year have been dismissed by Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo revealed he is “full steam ahead” with a new scripted F1 series and Guenther Steiner reveals why he dropped German driver Mick Schumacher.
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