The FIA is reducing the amount of time available to submit a right of review ahead of the 2024 season.
In 2023, the 10 Formula 1 teams had two weeks to challenge a decision; from next season onwards, they’ll have just four days.
The right of review was used multiple times this year with varying degrees of success. Ferrari failed in their bid to look over Carlos Sainz’s five-second penalty in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix.
McLaren wasn’t granted a right of review in Canada for a penalty given to Lando Norris for a Safety Car infringement.
Similarly, Haas couldn’t get the stewards to have a second look at the multitude of penalties given for track limits offences at the United States Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso drove to third place at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and Aston Martin’s bid was successful. This allowed a post-race penalty to be overturned as the stewards were presented with new and relevant evidence.
Photo Credit: Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
The International Sporting Code has been revised to reflect the new regulation: “The period during which a petition for review may be brought expires after 96 hours from the end of the competition concerned, except in circumstances where the stewards consider that compliance with the 96-hour deadline would be impossible, in which case the stewards may extend this deadline by no more than 24 hours.”
Teams will now have to pay €6000 upfront, regardless of whether the appeal is carried out or not.
A new ISC article said that a request “must be accompanied by a deposit amount of which will be annually set by the parent ASN of the international series; or by the FIA for its championships, cups, trophies, challenges or series.
“In addition, the deposit must be specified in the sporting regulations or supplementary regulations of the competition. This deposit may only be returned if the right of review is upheld, unless fairness requires otherwise.”
The right of review has been in the headlines previously, most notably at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix. Ferrari tried desperately to hand Sebastian Vettel the victory, even presenting Karun Chandhok’s Sky Sports F1 analysis as evidence, in a failed bid.
