Haas F1 Team Denied Request for Right of Revision at US Grand Prix: Stewards’ Ruling Criticizes FIA Enforcement

2023-11-16 12:33:36

Last week, the stewards of the United States Grand Prix ruled negatively on the request for right of revision made by Haas. The American team believed that the results of the Austin race should be modified by providing images of the cars of Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon et Logan Sargeant not respecting the track limits at turn 6; possible penalties would have allowed Nico Hülkenbergeleventh, to be promoted to the top 10.

The commissioners, however, determined that the elements provided by Haas were neither new nor relevant – and in the case of the Sargeant, Pérez and Stroll on-board cameras, not even significant, due to the impossibility of seeing the positioning of the camera. all four wheels facing the white lines. Indeed, the video surveillance cameras did not cover the turn 6 rope – which the stewards did not fail to deplore, declaring that “their inability to truly enforce current track limit standards for all competitors” was “completely unsatisfactory.”

Thus, on the Haas F1 Team side, we believe despite this failure to have done what is necessary. “I do not regret it”says team manager Günther Steiner. “We knew it was going to be difficult to make it happen, but at least we tried. And what came out of it was that the stewards flat out said the FIA ​​was doing a bad job. That’s what happened. done. We didn’t get anything out of it, but you have to try; in life, you have to fight. You can’t just say, ‘Oh, I’m not going to do anything’.”

Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) on track at the Circuit of the Americas

“What they said was that [la FIA] Should have made sure they had a CCTV camera at turn 6, so I didn’t have a complaint to make. They should ensure that they have the means to enforce their own regulations; it’s not mine, when I’m at home, or Aston Martin to check what they are doing. It’s not the team’s job. And in half an hour, we didn’t have time to go through all that, because that’s not our job. We are not the governing body, we are a team. We pay someone to do this work: the FIA.”

That Haas made a request for a right of review rather than a formal complaint was thus a simple question of regulatory deadline for these two procedures, but not only that. “In addition, a complaint costs a lot of money, a right of review very little”continues Steiner. “You have to be smart! Well, it’s worth it. It’s worth it for the whole of F1, not just for us, because everyone agreed with it, but no one did anything. I think we Let’s contribute to the development of the rules of Formula 1.”

As for whether the matter was handled fairly: “A fair hearing would be for them to accept the right of review and for us to be able to review it properly. They didn’t want that, for obvious reasons. We leave it there, end of story. But while we move forward and let’s do better for the future, that’s already a victory.”

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