The Course Limits Controversy in Austrian GP: Penalties, Protests, and Examined Offenses

2023-07-02 18:58:38

The course limits and compliance with them caused a lot of discussion throughout the Austrian racing weekend. There were also many penalties in the race because the GP stars were off the track.

Yuki Tsunoda received two time penalties – once 5 seconds and once 10 seconds – because he was off the track without a compelling reason. Logan Sargeant, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Pierre Gasly and Nyck de Vries each had 5 seconds.

However, the decision makers in the Aston Martin team felt that not enough infringements were punished and therefore lodged a protest against the race result. They therefore had to appear at 6:30 p.m. with rulers Garry Connelly, Enrique Bernoldi, Mathieu Remmerie and Walter Jobst to speak about the protest.

During the 71-lap race, the race director canceled more than 100 lap times, and these offenses must now be examined again.

Austrian GP, ​​Red Bull Ring

01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:25:38,360 h
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +5,155 sec
03. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +17.188 sec
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +21,377 sec
05. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +26,327 sec
06. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +30.317 sec
07. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +39,196 sec
08. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +48,403 sec
09. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +57,667 sec
10. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +59,043 sec
11. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +69,767 sec
12. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +1 Runde
13. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, +1 Runde
14. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +1 Runde
15. Nyck de Vries (NL), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 Runde
17. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +1 lap
18. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
19. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
Out
Nico Hulkenberg (D), Haas, engine failure

Championship status (after 9 of 22 races)

driver
01. Verstappen 229 points
02. Pérez 148
03. Alonso 129
04. Hamilton 108
05. Sainz 86
06. Leclerc 72
07. Russell 70
08. Stroll 43
09. Ocon 31
10. Norris 22
11. Gasly 17
12. Hulkenberg 9
13. Albon 7
14. Plates 5
15. Bottas 5
16. Zhou 4
17. Tsunoda 2
18. Magnussen 2
19. De Vries 0
20. Sargeant 0

Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 377 Punkte
02. Mercedes 178
03. Aston Martin 172
04. Ferrari 158
05. Alpine 48
06. McLaren 27
07. Haas 11
08. Alfa Romeo 9
09. Williams 7
10. Alpha Tauri 2

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