Formula One stewards on Friday dismissed a mercedes Request for review of decision not to penalize red Bullchampionship leader Max Verstappen For the Sao Paulo Grand Prix event Lewis Hamilton,
He further said in a statement Qatar Grand Prix While Mercedes presented new and relevant video evidence from Interlagos, it was not significant.
“The competitor’s position is that this new footage provides enough information for the stewards to come to an entirely different conclusion than before,” he explained.
“However, the stewards determine that the footage does not show anything extraordinary that is notably different from other angles available to them at the time, or that notably changes their judgment…”
In order to meet the conditions of the right of review under the Sports Code, a team must present evidence that is important, relevant, new and that was previously unavailable to the parties concerned.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton cut Verstappen’s overall lead to 14 points with three races remaining by winning the race at Interlagos last Sunday.
The pair derailed on lap 48 as Hamilton tried to pass and Verstappen defended so aggressively that the Briton’s Mercedes team felt a time penalty should have been imposed for the Dutch youngster.
Had he done so retrospectively, Verstappen risked losing more points.
The stewards noted the incident during the race, but concluded based on the evidence they had, that no investigation was necessary.
He heard from Mercedes, who lead Red Bull by 11 points in the constructors’ standings, and Verstappen’s team at the Losel circuit on Thursday.
mercedes team boss toto wolf Said the decision was fully expected.
“We wanted to start a discussion around it,” he told reporters. “I think the goal has been achieved. We really didn’t think it would go ahead.”
red bull boss Christian Horner Said this is the correct result.
“It would have opened Pandora’s box about a whole bunch of other incidents that happened in that race,” he said.
He further said in a statement Qatar Grand Prix While Mercedes presented new and relevant video evidence from Interlagos, it was not significant.
“The competitor’s position is that this new footage provides enough information for the stewards to come to an entirely different conclusion than before,” he explained.
“However, the stewards determine that the footage does not show anything extraordinary that is notably different from other angles available to them at the time, or that notably changes their judgment…”
In order to meet the conditions of the right of review under the Sports Code, a team must present evidence that is important, relevant, new and that was previously unavailable to the parties concerned.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton cut Verstappen’s overall lead to 14 points with three races remaining by winning the race at Interlagos last Sunday.
The pair derailed on lap 48 as Hamilton tried to pass and Verstappen defended so aggressively that the Briton’s Mercedes team felt a time penalty should have been imposed for the Dutch youngster.
Had he done so retrospectively, Verstappen risked losing more points.
The stewards noted the incident during the race, but concluded based on the evidence they had, that no investigation was necessary.
He heard from Mercedes, who lead Red Bull by 11 points in the constructors’ standings, and Verstappen’s team at the Losel circuit on Thursday.
mercedes team boss toto wolf Said the decision was fully expected.
“We wanted to start a discussion around it,” he told reporters. “I think the goal has been achieved. We really didn’t think it would go ahead.”
red bull boss Christian Horner Said this is the correct result.
“It would have opened Pandora’s box about a whole bunch of other incidents that happened in that race,” he said.
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