Aston Martin has lodged a protest against the results of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results in relation to Carlos Sainz’s red flag crash.
Sainz went off at the final corner midway through the second part of qualifying which triggered a red flag stoppage, but the Ferrari driver was able to get going and complete an entire lap to return to the pits. With minimal damage, Ferrari repaired Sainz’s car and got him back into qualifying, where he progressed into Q3 and took seventh place. The FIA has announced that Aston Martin has lodged a protest of the qualifying results over Article 39.
Aston Martin and Ferrari representatives are due to face the FIA stewards at 6pm local time at the Shanghai track. Crucially, Lance Stroll was the driver who narrowly missed out on Q3, setting the 11th fastest time in the session. Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images It is likely that Aston Martin has protested in an attempt to get Sainz’s lap times deleted from Q3 and Q2, which would promote Lance Stroll up to 10th on the starting grid and demote the Ferrari driver.
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