When Ferrari participates in a hearing on Tuesday, they will start their defense against a hefty time penalty assessed to Carlos Sainz at the Australian Grand Prix.
The Italian team will have the opportunity to apply for a review of the five-second penalty when they meet with stewards, according to the FIA, the world governing body of motorsport.
Sainz received the penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso on April 2 during the race.
Following a hectic penultimate-lap standing restart, Sainz was dropped from fourth to 12th after making touch with his Spanish compatriot’s Aston Martin.
There were another two crashes prior to a red flag being waved for a third time at Albert Park.
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were involved in a collision, while Logan Sargeant ran into the AlphaTauri of Nyck de Vries but none of those four drivers were penalised.
Sainz was not impressed with the punishment imposed on him and Scuderia team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed Ferrari would appeal against the decision that cost the driver a points finish.
Sometimes you just can’t catch a break…
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 3, 2023
A tough weekend with no points but that does not reflect our progress. Four weeks until the next race to keep pushing and working hard.
Onwards and upwards from here 👊 pic.twitter.com/JH7ktdmfro
In a statement issued on Friday, the FIA said: “The stewards of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix have received a letter from Nikolas Tombazis, single-seater director of the FIA, attaching a petition by competitor Scuderia Ferrari dated 6th April 2023 under article 14 of the FIA international sporting code, seeking a review of the stewards’ decision number 46 made within the framework of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix and requesting that the stewards ‘consider such request and to make a determination whether or not a significant and relevant new element exists in relation to the decision/incident’.
“The driver(s) and team representative(s) are required to report to the stewards for a virtual hearing to be held on 18th April 2023 at 0800 CET in relation to the petition.”