Aston Martin lodge protest against Chinese GP qualifiyng results
It concerns Carlos Sainz's accident in Q2 in Shanghai.
Aston Martin has launched a protest over the results of qualifying
for the Chinese Grand Prix. The team has lodged a complaint with
the FIA concerning Article 39.6 of the Sporting Regulations which
state: "Any driver whose car stops on the track during the
qualifying session or the sprint shootout will not be permitted to
take any further part in that session." It concerns Carlos Sainz
crashing in Q2 and hitting the barrier, coming to a halt on the
exit of Turn 16. The Spanish driver was able to get going again and
make his way back to the pits for repairs, and resumed qualifying
once the red flag had been lifted. Sainz then made it through to
Q3, taking seventh, at the expense of Aston driver Lance Stroll in
11th, with Fernando Alonso third and Charles Leclerc sixth in the
sister cars. Alonso was earlier penalised 10 seconds and earned
three penalty points for an incident in the sprint race - although
he had already retired. The team, and any other concerned parties
must attend the stewards at 18:00 local time in Shanghai, 11:00am
UK time.
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