Aston Martin’s protest against the official results of the Austrian Grand Prix has been upheld by the stewards, leading to a change in the classification of the race.
Following the race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Aston Martin filed an official protest against the results, specifically regarding track limit violations. The team claimed that not every driver who exceeded track limits was penalized as required by Article 33.3 of the Sporting Regulations.
The stewards confirmed the receipt of the protest and conducted a hearing. During the investigation, it was discovered that a significant number of laps had been deleted due to track limits violations, and penalties had not been applied for all of them. Race Control had dealt with over 100 deleted laps during the race.
After reviewing the evidence and reconciling the deleted laps with penalties, the stewards upheld Aston Martin’s protest. They determined that some track limit infringements had not been previously referred to them for potential penalties. As a result, new penalties were applied, which affected the final classification of the race.
Carlos Sainz, who initially finished in fourth place, received a penalty that dropped him to sixth. George Russell moved ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was also penalized. Lance Stroll gained a position, moving up to ninth. Fernando Alonso, classified fifth, and Stroll, classified ninth, both benefited from the penalties imposed on other drivers.
As a result of the successful protest, Aston Martin gained three additional points in the championship standings. The revised classification reflected the penalties and will be considered the final classification of the Austrian Grand Prix.
