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Haas wants FIA right of review for US GP track limit breaches

Two weeks after last month’s US Grand Prix, Haas has lodged a petition with the FIA to obtain a right of review over alleged track limit breaches in Austin.

Haas contends that track limitations at the Circuit of the Americas were abused in the race at Turn 6 without the stewards taking any action over the infringements.

However, the reason why the transgressions escaped the officials’ scrutiny was because the CCTV cameras monitoring the action at Turn 6 did not provide a clear view of the track’s boundaries.

Lacking evidence, the stewards therefore took a lenient approach to judging drivers’ trajectories through the specific corner.

Williams’ Alex Albon was let off the hook by the stewards for precisely this reason despite allegedly beaching on multiple occasions the track’s limits at Turn 6.

For a team’s right of review to be accepted by the FIA, it must provide new information or data supporting its case.

Haas has allegedly put together a series of onboard videos of drivers running through the corner and repeatedly – according to Haas – breaching track limits.

However, it’s unclear why Haas believes this footage – which was also available to the stewards in Austin – constitutes “new evidence”.

The drivers reportedly involved in the matter are believed to include Sergio Perez, Albon, Logan Sargeant and Lance Stroll. Eventual sanctions against these drivers could result in a change of the US Grand Prix’s classification, and to points being awarded to Haas and to Nico Hulkenberg who would be set to benefit from any penalties.

It is understood that a meeting next will decide whether Haas’ request for a right to review is justified or not, based on the new evidence that it will submit.

After the events in Austin, where track limits were at the center of discussion, the FIA has expressed its commitment to intensify its scrutiny of track limit violations, particularly in areas where issues similar to those seen at Turn 6 occurred.

"The FIA will update its monitoring infrastructure to provide enhanced coverage to ensure that any potential breaches can reliably be identified during the race in future,” said the FIA.

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