Does US GP result go down the drain: 'There is clear evidence'

Will the result of the United States Grand Prix remain as it is now or - more than two weeks after the finishing flag fell - will there still be a change? More on that will become clear on Wednesday when the Right to Review petition is filed with the FIA. This has been filed by Haas F1, which hopes to eventually move forward in the rankings.

Red Bull Racing, Aston Martin and Williams have been summoned by the FIA to appear (virtually) at the Right to Review brought by Haas. The FIA has confirmed that a hearing will take place on Wednesday 8 November at 15:00 Dutch time. The US Haas F1 team has objected to the conduct of the GP at the Circuit of the Americas, where several track limits violations were allegedly missed by race control.

Haas must show new evidence

It is not a foregone conclusion that the result will be overturned. First, Haas must show sufficient new evidence to convince the stewards that the case should be reopened. If the team is proven right, the alleged offences will still be investigated. In that case, the outcome of the race at COTA could go down the drain, which could have negative consequences for Sergio Perez, among others. On the contrary, Haas could finish in the points, at least is the hope of the Americans.

According to Guenther Steiner, Haas' team boss, there is a good chance the stewards will reconsider the outcome of the race: "But there is information, and now we'll see what the FIA does, once they get the information. I think they need to take action because otherwise, we make rules and then don't do anything about it. That's my opinion. Okay, I fully respect if they didn't see the pictures, how can they rule this for sure? But now we have clear evidence of it."

Steiner adds that he is not in favour of penalising violations as yet. "But if there's a rule in place, we need as a sport to respect rules, that is more the principle of it, than the penalty."