After the race at the Circuit of the Americas, Haas filed a protest alleging that the Asturian car and the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) offered dangerous conditionsbut only the double world champion, who returned to the track after his accident with the Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and despite the damage was able to finish seventh, was penalized and fell back to fifteenth position.
Alpine presented allegations to this sanction warning that the American team had presented its complaint too late, but the stewards rejected them, for which it requested a “right of review” which was to be studied this Thursday in Mexico and which was estimated by the FIA, which pointed out that Haas could have handed in his dissertation in time. “As a result, the stewards determine that the original complaint was not valid and the decision is therefore invalid,” he said in a statement.
“Alpine welcomes the decision taken by the aforementioned stewards, whereby car number 14 regains its seventh place and six race points. We look forward to continuing our collaborative work alongside the FIA to ensure that the spectacle of the race remains at its highest. The team is now looking forward to competing this weekend in the Grand Prix of Mexico”, rejoiced the French team.
In this way, Fernando Alonso adds an important six points to add 71 and move just seven behind his team-mate, Esteban Ocon, and also allows Alpine to once again have an advantage of eleven over McLaren in the Constructors’ World Championship.
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