Ferrari ‘keen to enter into wider discussions’ with FIA over Carlos Sainz’s extremely harsh penalty after the right to review verdict

Ferrari wants to discuss the Carlos Sainz situation from the Australian GP further with the FIA.

Ferrari ‘keen to enter into wider discussions’ with FIA over Carlos Sainz’s extremely harsh penalty after the right to review verdict

Carlos Sainz (Credits: Planet F1)

Ferrari has been smacked with a tough decision by the governing body, the pinnacle of motor racing, the FIA. The Italian outfit appealed against Carlos Sainz‘s penalty at the 2023 Australian GP, but their plea has got blatantly dismissed by the FIA. No one on the Maranello-based team is happy about it, and the team has even made it known that they expect further discussions.

The Ferrari F1 team has got off to a terrible start in the 2023 F1 season, and the Australian GP has added further misery for the team and its well-renowned Tifosi army. While Ferrari respects the FIA’s decision, it wants to further discuss the matter. While shedding light on the same via its official statement, Ferrari wrote, “We are naturally disappointed and believe we have provided sufficient new and significant evidence for the FIA ​​to review the decision, especially in the context of the particular conditions and the multiple accidents that occurred during the final restart.”

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“We are nonetheless respectful of the FIA’s process and decision. We are now keen to enter into wider discussions with the FIA, F1 and all the teams, with the aim of further enhancing the governance of our sport, in order to ensure maximum level of fairness and coherence that our sport deserves.” The Italian outfit is extremely disappointed with how the FIA has dealt with its plea.

However, despite the painful dismissal, Ferrari has made it crystal clear that wants definitive answers are determined to enter into lengthy discussions. This strong step has been taken by the team so that certain kinds of penalties don’t arise again in the ongoing and future seasons of the pinnacle of motor racing.

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Ferrari needs to step up a gear in the 2023 F1 season

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The Ferrari F1 team had a car to challenge the mighty Red Bull in the 2022 F1 season. It was only because of the reliability issues of their car that their campaign ran out of steam during the midway point of the season. Taking the positives from last year, they arrived into this year’s campaign with the hope of fighting for the World Championship.

However, after three races in the ongoing campaign, their season has totally gone off-track because of a plethora of reasons. While the SF-23 has not proved good enough to have a say in the Championship fight, the internal turmoil within the team has also added significantly to the struggles of the Ferrari F1 team.

The fourth round of the ongoing campaign is set to take place at the Azerbaijan Street Circuit, and it is going to be fascinating to see how the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz would fare on the track against the light of the Mercedes, Aston Martin, and Red bull drivers.

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