FIA announces penalties after Austrian Aston Martin complaint: Sainz sanctioned, Alonso gains position, 30 inches behind Ocon

Aston Martin protest against final result of Austrian F1 Grand Prix in consideration of that Several drivers had to be sanctioned for exceeding the limits of the track, a highly controversial issue on the Austrian circuit. And then the trouble began.

The FIA ​​granted the complaint and set to work. It asked Race Control to provide a complete list of all laps where violations occurred during the appointment of the Austrian national team and the list of sanctions applied. Upon checking, it turned out that the green team was correct. More drivers should have been given a five second penalty for exceeding the track limit three times. (Double sanctions for exceeding these limits 6 times).

For this reason, the FIA ​​had no hesitation in agreeing with Aston Martin just hours after the end of the race, announcing the application of a number of sanctions that would be published directly with the official documentation of the final results of the race. Of course, at least 1,200 actions from the entire race would have to be analyzed, but the technology that could have been used to allow automatic detection by the sensors is an incomprehensible thing that could have avoided this confusion. is.

Penalties and final changes to results in Austria

Almost five hours after the end of the race, the FIA ​​finally officially announced the penalty, giving Sainz a 10-second penalty. Also, 10 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, Gasly and Albon, 30 seconds from Ocon, 10 seconds from Sargent, 15 seconds from De Vries and 5 seconds from Tsunoda. Sainz, who was in 4th place, moved up to 6th place, giving way to Norris 4th and Alonso 5th. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton moved up to eighth, handing over the position to Russell in seventh.

Here are the top 10 left after penalties:

1. Verstappen 1h25’33”60
2. Leclerc 5”155
3. Perez, 17” 188
4. Norris, 26”327
5. Alonso, 30”317
6. Sainz, 31”377*
7. Russell, 48”403
8. Lewis Hamilton, 49”196*
9. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 59.043
10. Pierre Gasly (France/Alpine) 1’07”667*
11. Alexander Albon 1’19″767*
12. Zhou Gwanyu 1 lap ahead
13. Logan Sargent 1 lap*
14. Esteban Ocon 1 lap*
15. Valtteri Bottas one lap apart
16. Oscar Piastri 1 lap
17. Nick de Vries 1 lap*
18. One lap to Kevin Magnussen
19. Yuki Tsunoda 1 lap**Drivers who received penalties after the race

Why a 10, 15, or 30 second penalty?

In an official document announcing the penalties, the FIA ​​said four offenses were punished with five-second penalties and five with 10-second penalties. For four more violations, he applied a 5-second penalty, and after 5 he applied a 10-second penalty.

Thus, Ocon’s incident was shocking, and he received a maximum penalty of 2 five-second penalties and two 10-second penalties for a total of 30 seconds.

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Official briefing document before sanctions

“A review of the list of deleted lap times provided to the stewards by race control revealed that many track limit violations had not previously been reported to the stewards for possible penalties. was determined to merit sanctions.” At the time the provisional classification was issued, it had not yet been applied. ”expressed in an official FIA document following Aston Martin’s complaint.

“These penalties will be reflected in the final classification.”, clarified the aforementioned text. In other words, it announced that the release of the document containing the final classification would directly reveal the penalties. And it happened five hours after the end of the race.

FIA defends itself

The FIA ​​defended what happened, arguing there were too many infractions to apply penalties during the race. “The characteristics of the circuit layout and the tendency of many drivers to repeatedly run outside the limits created an unprecedented situation. We were not able to consider possible violations during the race.”replied the FIA, and the FIA ​​had to reconsider. “1,200 or more” before updating the final ranking.

“We will again recommend the circuit to add gravel areas on the exit of Turns 9 and 10 to address this issue in the future.” Finished the FIA. The image given was creepy. With technology that automatically reviews such behavior, it may be possible to avoid it. F1 will need to improve a lot in this regard. A competition known for having some of the most advanced technology in the world cannot afford a scandal like this Sunday’s.