Revisted Haas Appeal Against Austin Result
Stirring up controversy in the world of Formula 1, the Haas team is now challenging the US Grand Prix race result. Is there a sniff of points for the last German racer Hülkenberg in the Haas home race? Narrowly missing the points pot for positions ten and above, Hülkenberg ended up in the eleventh planet.
The grounds for Haas' appeal? Multiple suspected track limit infringements that went unpenalized during the race, essentially illegally driving over the track limits on numerous occasions. Remember the Austrian Grand Prix? Halfway through the night, the race result was reshuffled due to an exact analysis of the track limits, adding fuel to the suspicions about the US Grand Prix.
What was going on in Texas?
You can thank 'Auto Motor und Sport' for breaking leaks on this one. They flagged turn 6, where monitoring infrastructure wasn't robust enough to clearly prove the offense. However, onboard recordings have surfaced as proof, revealing multiple drivers breaching the rules than originally anticipated.
The reason behind Haas' appeal, or the 'right of review'?
In other words, Haas is entitled to reopen the case roughly two weeks following the race's conclusion, provided new evidence emerges. In this context, new evidence typically consists of the onboard recordings of individual cars, capturing the car front, and unavailable to race organizers during the race. But now, these recordings are at the public's fingertips—and this new information constitutes pivotal concrete evidence.
An examination of onboard recordings from 17 vehicles reveals 17 infringements. Based on these track limits violations, additional time penalties would need to be imposed. "Auto Motor und Sport" calculated that this would amount to further 15-second penalties for Albon, 3 for Sargeant, an astounding 18 for Pérez, and 16 for Stroll. Translating this to the race outcome, this would result in Hülkenberg making up four spots, landing him sixth place and earning him six championship points.
The impending drama:
The next step: assessing whether the case will see the light of day. And if it does, we're in for a paper war that could last for days, even weeks, over a race outcome dating back at least two weeks.
Haas is appealing the US Grand Prix race result due to suspected track limit infringements, with onboard recordings providing evidence of multiple offenses by drivers, including Pérez and Stroll. If the appeal is upheld, Hülkenberg may earn his long-awaited points and a shot at seventh place.
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Haas was met with criticism in pre-season testing for allegedly employing an 'unconventional assembly technique' on their 2023 car, leading to speculation about the car's performance and its relationship with the FIA. The team ultimately abdicated from the Austrian pre-season test to focus on the 2022 campaign.
