Ferrari: Sainz Australian GP penalty review had sufficient new evidence

The FIA has dismissed the Scuderia petitioning Sainz’s five-second penalty that was awarded in Melbourne for the Spaniard hitting Fernando Alonso at the final standing restart.
With the round heavily disrupted and ultimately finishing with a procession behind the safety car, the reprimand dropped Sainz from fourth at the flag down to a point-less 12th.
Ferrari launched its right of review …Keep reading

Full FIA stewards’ verdict on Sainz’s Australian GP penalty

Ferrari requested a right to review from the FIA for the five-second penalty that, due to the safety car finish in Melbourne, dropped Sainz from fourth place down to a point-less 12th.
Sainz was reprimanded by the stewards for tagging the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso into a spin at Turn 1 of the final standing start restart, although the two-time F1 world champion was eventually restored to …Keep reading

FIA dismisses Sainz’s F1 Australian GP penalty review

Ferrari had appealed to the governing body for a right to review in response to Sainz being handed a five-second penalty for tagging with Fernando Alonso during the final restart of the Melbourne race.
This came as part of several restart incidents to ultimately cause the grand prix to end behind the safety car, with the bunched train of cars causing Sainz to drop from fourth to 12th in the …Keep reading

Audi aims to start F1 engine tests by end of 2023

Major investment from the manufacturer into Sauber will allow Audi to enter F1 for 2026 with a works engine programme and race team, while sister Volkswagen Group marque Porsche has now officially put its topflight entry on hold after partnership talks failed with Red Bull and McLaren.
Audi’s arrival in F1 was conditional on the specification of new-for-2026 engine rules that do away with the …Keep reading

Russell: F1 calendar logistics “will be improved”

F1’s 2023 season started with three trips to the Arabian peninsula in four weeks for testing and the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix. It then headed to Melbourne for a standalone weekend on the other side of the world, before another planned standalone weekend in China – that has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Next up F1 travels to Baku, which is twinned with a race in Miami the weekend …Keep reading