Former Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa does not believe the stewards will accept the five-second penalty for Carlos Sainz, which the Spaniard received in Melbourne after colliding with Fernando Alonso on the restart.
Pedro de la Rosa: “Ferrari says they will provide new evidence. The question is what will change. Obviously the tires and brakes were cold before the restart, he crashed Alonso at the first stop, where you have to remember that.
The first corner in Melbourne has always been difficult at this time – the sun is low and you can’t really see anything, but that’s part of racing. The situation is equally difficult for everyone. How can you challenge a penalty for an obvious rider error? There is no other way to interpret it.
I am not happy with referee decisions being reviewed from time to time a few weeks after the race, I feel this should not be part of our sport. The stewards’ decision was difficult, but I don’t see how we can change it.”
Source: F1 News
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