The FIA has confirmed that the results from F1 German GP stays as it is after dismissing the appeal made by Alfa Romeo Racing.
Following the hectic F1 German GP at Hockenheim, the FIA handed time penalties to both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, which dropped them out of the Top 10 and also the points.
It helped Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Williams’ Robert Kubica to finish in points, which they are to keep now with the FIA International Court of Appeal dismissing the case laid down by Alfa Romeo.
As known from the past, it is very rare that a stewards decision is overturned and it happened the same this time with the Swiss-Italian outfit returning empty handed from the Tuesday’s meeting in Paris.
They were found in breach of Article 27.9 of Sporting Regulations and Article 9 of Technical Regulation, which is related to driver coaching. The full details of the penalty and findings from German GP is below:
The team were hoping to regain the points lost as it would have helped them good in the fight against Racing Point for seventh position. The decision means, the gap stays as nine, with Toro Rosso ahead by nine more.
Full details from the FIA on the hearing:
Case ICA-2019-06: Appeal lodged by Alfa Romeo Racing against Decision No. 56 dated 28 July 2019 of the Stewards of the 2019 German Grand Prix counting towards the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Case ICA-2019-07: Appeal lodged by Alfa Romeo Racing against Decision No. 57 dated 28 July 2019 of the Stewards of the 2019 German Grand Prix counting towards the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship.
On 28 July 2019, the Stewards appointed for the German Grand Prix found that car No. 7 (driver Kimi Raikkonen) and car No. 99 (driver Antonio Giovinazzi) were in breach of Article 27.1 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations, which provides that “the driver must drive the car alone and unaided” (the torque in the clutch at the start of the race did not match the torque demand as the drivers released the clutch within the specified 70-millisecond maximum period).
The Stewards therefore decided to impose a 10-second stop-and-go penalty on both of the drivers (converted to a 30-second time penalty, as this was applied after the race). On 31 July 2019, Alfa Romeo Racing decided to appeal Decisions No. 56 and 57 taken by the Stewards during the Formula One German Grand Prix.
Decision of the International Court of Appeal
The Court, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided:
- To declare the appeals not admissible;
- To order the competent Sporting Authority to draw, as appropriate, the consequences of this ruling.
The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Philippe Roberti de Winghe (Belgium), and included Mr Harry Duijm (Netherlands), Mr Ulrich Haas (Germany), Mr David Miles (Australia) and Mr Erich Sedelmayer (Austria).