Haas has “clear evidence” of track limits Breaches
Clear Evidence? F1 US GP track limits Breaches
Haas boss Guenther Steiner says his team found “clear evidence” of track limits breaches by rivals at Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix prior to requesting a right of review. After analyzing onboard videos, which included footage from trailing cars, the Haas team has concluded that multiple violations were committed by Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Alex Albon, and Logan Sargeant at Turn 6, but they went unpunished. The FIA stewards of the event will review the request in an online gathering on Wednesday, and their first task will be to determine if the Haas request satisfies all the requirements, particularly regarding the presentation of a “significant and relevant new element” that was not accessible before.
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According to Steiner, if the stewards have the necessary information, they will consider the request to be valid and make a ruling accordingly. He understands that the stewards cannot take action without sufficient evidence, but he believes that they should take appropriate action once they receive the information. Steiner thinks that if rules are created, they should be followed and enforced. Although Steiner respects the stewards’ inability to make a ruling without evidence, he believes that the clear evidence they now have should prompt them to take action.
Rule Change Needed?
He also thinks that if the rules are not enforced, they need to be changed. Steiner is not in favor of penalties for violating track limits, but he believes that rules should be respected in sports and that enforcing them is more important than punishing violators.
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All four drivers who were named in the right-of-review request finished the race ahead of Nico Hulkenberg from Haas. In the case of Albon and Sargeant, they finished just a few seconds ahead of him. Despite this, Steiner played down any possible impact on the final results.
According to him, “I don’t think the penalty will make a difference to us where we are, at the moment. But in the end, we just need to go by the rules.
We cannot apply the rule sometimes and not at other times. A rule is there, and if you need to change it, let’s discuss it. Similarly, if you need to change the track limits, let’s discuss it. However, if it is written that you get five seconds for four off-track excursions and then an additional five seconds for any subsequent offenses, that is what we should enforce. It’s not like we’re inventing something new.”
Steiner Continued
He stated that they would present their case if they could, as there was new evidence and they believed it should be heard.
Following the race, other teams raised concerns about the violation of track limits at Turn 6.
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During a meeting held in Mexico after the race, the FIA reiterated their stance that the CCTV footage was insufficient to make accurate assessments, although some infractions at that corner were identified on race day.
The FIA has agreed to implement an improved system for next year’s race at COTA’s Turn 6.