Alfa Romeo is demanding a review of Raikkonen's sentence from Imola

The Alfa Romeo team is demanding a review of the new evidence and is preparing an objection to Kimi Raikkonen’s 30-second penalty in the race in Imola, which cost Finca the first points of the year. The world champion of the 2007 season drove off the track before the flying start in the 34th lap of the race and lost two places, but because he did not return to his place before Juki Tsunoda and Lewis Hamilton, the commissioners punished him with a stop & go penalty. cost 10 seconds, but since it was released after the race, it turned into a 30-second addition to its final time.

Radio footage shows that there has been confusion as to whether or not he can overtake the racers and return to his seat. He was first instructed to do so and then not to. Confusion ensued because before that, in a race between a safety car, Sergio Perez also drove off the track and lost two places, and both racers were then overtaken and penalized with a 10-second stop & go penalty.

The commissioners acknowledged that there could be confusion due to the rules, and as a result, Raikkonen was instructed not to put himself in his place, while the team took into account the difficult conditions on the track, which could make overtaking dangerous. The team asked the race management whether Raikkonen could overtake the racer in front of them or not, but they did not answer until the restart.

Raikkonen consequently lost 9th place and two points and fell to fifteenth, giving Fernando Alonso the first points in tenth place.

“Kimi drove off the track behind a safety car and also lost two seats at the time,” explained Xevi Pujolar, chief engineer. “We intended to take back the cities, which we also ordered from Kimi, who was not sure if he could do that. We didn’t know at the time, as we didn’t know if we were in the safety car phase at the time, or if it was a heating circuit before the flying start. We asked the FIO for clarification, meanwhile we asked the racer to wait for instructions. Unfortunately, we received the answer too late, so he stayed in his place, which led to punishment. "

The rules allow teams to appeal a penalty if they have been able to obtain new evidence. Alfa Romeo will hold a video conference on the complaint, where new evidence will be presented to FIA commissioners.