Alonso obtained a 10-second penalty in China’s dash race after making glancing contact with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, which Alonso could not function he retired with a puncture.
Alonso, who additionally obtained three penalty factors, mentioned he did not perceive why he was penalised for what he felt was a racing incident.
Final week, Aston determined to ask for a proper of overview, which entails bringing vital, related and new proof to the desk to be judged by the stewards on Friday morning in Miami.
Within the listening to, which was attended by each Aston Martin and Ferrari, the stewards disagreed that Aston’s proof cleared that three-pronged set of standards, and due to this fact the matter will not be reopened additional.
Aston supplied forward-facing digital camera footage of the incident from Alonso’s automobile, which was unavailable to the stewards after they made a snap choice through the dash.
However whereas the stewards accepted the brand new footage was clearly new proof and related to the incident, they felt it wasn’t vital as they’d sufficient various footage obtainable on the time to decide, and the brand new digital camera angles would not have modified their choice making.
“The alleged new factor introduced was a forward-facing video footage of automobile 14 which was unavailable to Aston Martin and the stewards on the time of the unique choice – it was downloaded put up the dash session by F1,” the stewards mentioned.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing RB20
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“Whereas the stewards had varied different footage of the incident from totally different digital camera angles, they didn’t have this footage.
“In its written submission looking for the overview, Aston Martin steered that the brand new digital camera angle confirmed that the incident in query was a racing incident and never one for which their driver needs to be penalised.”
The assertion then went on to conclude: “Regardless that we didn’t have this footage on the time we made our choice, we didn’t take into account the footage to be a “vital” new factor.
“The brand new footage wouldn’t have precipitated us to query our choice or in any other case give us a perspective that we didn’t have already got of the incident.
“There was enough footage from different digital camera angles to provide us a transparent foundation to make the selections.”
Autosport understands the choice was communicated to Aston Martin on Friday, however as a result of all Chinese language Grand Prix stewards needed to log out in it and never all of them have been obtainable in a well timed style, the publication of the decision itself needed to be delayed.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Group, in Parc Ferme after the Dash
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Talking after the incident in Shanghai, Aston Martin crew principal Mike Krack mentioned the frequent penalties for his drivers, whereas different incidents weren’t being punished, began feeling “not truthful”.
Alonso went a number of steps additional in Miami after being caught up in a begin collision within the dash, suggesting Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton evaded a penalty for the incident because he “wasn’t Spanish”.
Alonso mentioned he intended to raise the topic of truthful software of penalties with the FIA.