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Audi signals appeal over Tsunoda’s Italian GP non-penalty
Audi says the ruling cost it a point in the Constructors’ Championship and argues the stewards misapplied FIA Sporting Regulations.
- During a lap 6 restart at the Italian Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda parked at an angle in his grid box, prompting Race Director Rui Marques to order an extra formation lap because he was "not comfortable" with the positioning.
- Citing Article B5.9.4, Audi formally notified the FIA of its intention to appeal, arguing the regulation requires a driver who causes an extra formation lap to restart from the Pit Lane.
- Race control never informed the team that Tsunoda caused the extra formation lap, so The Stewards determined they could not impose a penalty because the team had no reason to enter the Pit Lane.
- Tsunoda scored the final point in 10th, denying Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto a place in the points; a penalty would have elevated Bortoleto into the Constructors Championship standings.
- Per article 15.4 of the FIA International Sporting Code, competitors have one hour after the decision to notify their appeal intent, though Audi has not yet confirmed whether it will proceed with a full challenge.
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Audi recourse for failure to penalty in Tsunoda as a result of the wrong position on the grid at the time of the restart in Monza (after the incident of Leclerc). The drivers of the team led by Mattia Binotto, Bortoleto and Hulkenberg, are finished respectively eleventh and twelfth to 7 and 8 seconds from the Japanese on board the Racing Bulls (tenth and one point conquered) HIGHLIGHTS - CLASSIFICATIONS
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