As reported over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, Haas has lodged a petition for a proper of overview over what it feels was the abuse a number of occasions of observe limits at america Grand Prix that went unpunished.
The American-owned staff believes that a number of drivers – particularly Sergio Perez, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant and Lance Stroll – went past the observe limits at Flip 6 of the Circuit of the Americas all through the US GP with out sanction.
Onboard footage of vehicles appeared to indicate these drivers nicely throughout the white traces all through the race, and never being picked up by the FIA.
However whereas motor racing’s governing physique was conscious already in Austin of what the onboard cameras have been displaying, it later defined that it didn’t have the best CCTV cameras and monitoring tools on the nook to guage observe restrict breaches precisely sufficient handy any sanctions down.
That response has not glad Haas, nevertheless, which has pulled collectively, as a part of its submission, a spread of onboard digital camera views – from each the drivers concerned and people operating behind them – to spotlight the size of observe restrict abuses it feels have been taking place.
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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR23
The FIA has agreed to listen to Haas’s petition on Wednesday and has additionally summoned the opposite squads as related events.
Nonetheless, the primary determination that can have to be made by the identical stewards who have been on responsibility on the US GP is whether or not or not the Haas proof is a “important and related new ingredient” because the FIA statutes demand.
The usage of onboard footage could nicely not be sufficient, as a result of the stewards have entry to all of the cameras all through an F1 weekend, so any proof from them shouldn’t be essentially new.
Having been made conscious of the issues at Flip 6 of COTA, the FIA has already vowed to ramp up its monitoring of the nook in 2024 to make sure no repeat points.
A spokesman for the governing physique stated: “The FIA will replace its monitoring infrastructure to supply enhanced protection to make sure that any potential breaches can reliably be recognized throughout the race in future.”
