The FIA stated on Monday it intends to “handle” the issues finally weekend’s Saudi Arabia Grand Prix the place Fernando Alonso was handed a punishment on the finish of the race that was later overturned.
The Spaniard crossed the road third in his Aston Martin on Monday however was then handed a 10-second punishment that dropped him to fourth earlier than a late-night attraction reinstated him.
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Components One posted a message from a spokesperson for the FIA, the governing physique of world motorsports, who stated the stewards had been caught out by “conflicting precedents” on what constituted “engaged on the automotive” serving a penalty within the pits.
The message stated the subject can be addressed at an FIA committee assembly on March 23 and promised “a clarification will likely be issued forward of the Australian Grand Prix” which is on April 2 in Melbourne.
Alonso was first punished for not ranging from the precise spot on he grid. He tried to serve his five-second penalty in the beginning of a pit cease, however a mechanic allowed a jack to the touch the automotive.
After the race completed and Alonso had stood on the rostrum and given interviews, the stewards, who’re nominated by the FIA, lastly determined that the staff had been engaged on Alonso’s automotive in the course of the penalty.
They hit the Spaniard with a 10-second penalty, dropping him to fourth behind George Russell.
Aston Martin appealed and produced movies displaying that different rivals had executed the identical up to now with out being sanctioned.
The choice “was the results of new proof relating to the definition of ‘engaged on the automotive’, for which there have been conflicting precedents, and this has been uncovered by this particular circumstance,” stated the FIA spokesperson.
