Günther Steiner reveals more about his request for a revision of the result of the United States Grand Prix
Tomorrow a videoconference will take place between the FIA, Haas, and the three teams targeted by the right of revision. In his request, Günther Steiner mentions a number of track violations that were not penalized by the stewards, for which he claims to have video evidence.
This Wednesday, November 8th, the first part of the virtual hearing will take place between Red Bull, Aston Martin, and Williams. They have all been summoned by the FIA following the review conducted by Haas. The first part of the hearing will determine if Haas has provided the “new relevant evidence” that the sports stewards did not have at the time.
In Austin, the race commissioners only punished Williams driver Alex Albon for repeated track limit violations. There were no other penalties, particularly because there were no clear camera perspectives in certain turns. Haas wants to take action against this by providing its own video evidence.
« There is precise regulation. If the commissioners don’t have the information, they obviously can’t intervene. I fully respect the fact that the commissioners cannot make a definite decision if they haven’t seen the photos. But we have clear evidence. Now, there will be a review and we will see what the FIA will do once they receive it. I think they must take action because otherwise it would mean that established rules can be violated without consequences.
“We want to raise this issue because otherwise we will have to change the rules. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of track limits. I’m the last person to want sanctions for it. But if there is a rule, it must be respected. It’s more a matter of principle than punishment,” said the Haas team boss.
Sanctions that, if applied, could shake up the final standings of the United States Grand Prix and bring Hülkenberg back into the points, as he had finished in 11th place. This revision could therefore, if successful, earn valuable points for Haas, who are only 4 points behind Alfa Romeo in the constructors’ championship.
He insisted, however, that he « does not think the penalty makes a difference compared to our current situation. But in the end, we just have to follow the rules. The rule must be consistently applied. If you need to change the rule, you can discuss it, just like changing the track limits ».
« But if it is written that you have five seconds for four violations and five additional seconds for each additional violation, then we should do it as we did before. It’s not like we’re inventing something new ».
