The Haas team has lodged two protests relating to the cars of rivals Red Bull and Alpine following the United States Grand Prix.
A representative of the team met with the stewards, following which the team’s protests were deemed admissible.
The protests concern the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, which finished fourth, and the Alpine of Fernando Alonso, which took seventh. Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher finished ninth and 15th respectively.
Representatives of Alpine and Red Bull have been summoned to meet the stewards at 6:15pm and 6:45pm local time. Documentation issued by the FIA does not indicate what Haas’s protest relates to besides a “technical infringement” on the cars involved.
However, both cars under protest shed parts during the race. Perez lost his right-hand front wing end plate and Alonso’s right-hand mirror came off. Neither of the drivers were shown the black-and-orange flag which requires them to pit for repairs.
Magnussen has been shown the flag on three occasions this year, which has prompted complaints by Haas. Team principal Guenther Steiner queried why other cars were not given the same treatment in today’s race.
“I’m not really happy about what happened out there with the other cars that are losing bits and pieces and don’t get called in like we normally do, so we will follow-up on that one,” he said.
Haas’s protest does not jeopardise Red Bull’s constructors championship victory today, as they had done enough to secure the title without the points scored by Perez.
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