All articles tagged with #right of review
Stewards have rejected McLaren's request for a right of review over Lando Norris's penalty in the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris was penalized for driving slowly behind the Safety Car to create a gap for a pit stop. McLaren argued that they had new evidence, but the stewards determined that it did not meet the requirements for a review. McLaren accepted the decision and thanked the stewards for their time.
Ferrari attempted to overturn Carlos Sainz's five-second penalty at the Australian Grand Prix by citing a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process. The incident in question was a 2014 crash between Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa at the Canadian Grand Prix. However, the stewards rejected Ferrari's evidence and upheld Sainz's penalty. The FIA is trying to ensure that penalties are taken within races, and not applied retrospectively, to avoid chaos and uncertainty in race results.