Aston Martin lodged a protest against the results of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, citing a potential breach of regulations by Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who crashed during Q2, causing a red flag. Despite the incident, Sainz was able to rejoin and complete the session, finishing 7th. Aston Martin's protest was based on Article 39.6, which states that any driver whose car stops on the track during the qualifying session shall not continue. However, the FIA stewards dismissed the protest, ruling that there was no outside assistance involved in getting Sainz's car going again.
🚨 BREAKING: The FIA stewards have thrown out Aston Martin's protest against #F1's #ChineseGP qualifying results, following the red flag caused by Carlos Sainz's Q2 crash. Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/JduMb9YZXV
The FIA stewards have thrown out Aston Martin's protest against #F1's #ChineseGP qualifying results. Full story here⬇️ https://t.co/EKMcVizdNb
UPDATE: Aston Martin’s protest has been dismissed ❌ Sainz will start from 7th tomorrow ✅ #F1 #ChineseGP https://t.co/9YdFbE1ife
Aston Martin’s protest has been dismissed - lack of outside assistance to help Sainz get going again deemed the key factor #F1 https://t.co/ePSzfS065g
Aston Martin protest Chinese GP qualifying results https://t.co/6OygWyl2V5 https://t.co/pL0W7qtQf7
Carlos Sainz looked all but out of qualifying after hitting the barriers... But he and the Ferrari mechanics had other ideas 💪 Aston Martin have lodged a complaint with the stewards since the incident as Carlos got going again after a Red Flag #F1 #ChineseGP https://t.co/SV5yh9Nb3A
Aston Martin have lodged a post-qualifying protest ⚠ It seems to concern Carlos Sainz's return to the track and completion of qualifying after the Ferrari driver crashed and caused a red flag in Q2 🔴 https://t.co/nfGl90SM3e
Aston Martin has protested the results of the #ChineseGP qualifying after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was able to rejoin the session despite stopping on track and causing a red flag. Full story: https://t.co/myPM6FnpOz #F1
🚨 Aston Martin has protested the results of qualifying on grounds Carlos Sainz may have breached Article 39.6 in Q2: “Any driver whose car stops on the track during the qualifying session or the sprint qualifying session shootout will not be permitted to take any further part… https://t.co/kiFCodqXXB
Aston Martin has protested the results of qualifying on the grounds Sainz breached Article 39.6: “Any driver whose car stops on the track during the qualifying session or the sprint qualifying session shootout will not be permitted to take any further part in that session.”