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Decision Sportpesa Racing Point F1 Team Protest

Time 19:55 2019 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 10 - 13 October 2019 The Stewards Title Championship Points Description Championship Points · 2019 · 13 October 2019 · Doc 46

From The Stewards

To The Team Manager,

SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team

Document 46

Date 13 October 2019 Time 19:39 2019 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 10 - 13 October 2019

Stewards' Decision Admissibility of SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team Protest Against Renault F1 Team Cars

Having received a protest from SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team against the Renault F1 Team concerning an alleged pre-set lap distance-dependent brake bias adjustment system on cars 3 and 27, the Stewards summoned and heard from the team representatives of both teams and a representative of the FIA Technical Department. The Stewards determined that the protest met all requirements specified in Article 13 of the International Sporting Code and is, therefore, admissible. This point was agreed to by the team representatives of the Renault F1 Team. The FIA Technical Department representative was directed to seal and impound the FIA standard electronic control units and steering wheels of cars 3 and 27 in preparation for conducting a detailed analysis of those pieces. The representative is further directed to conduct a detailed analysis of the hardware, software, and data associated with them and, when complete, provide a written report to the Stewards with their findings, to include an assessment that matches those findings against the potential technical infringements detailed in the protest.  The representative is authorized in the name of the Stewards to call upon such outside technical assistance, including representatives of the Renault F1 and SportPesa Racing Point F1 Teams, in the conduct of their assessment.  When the likely submission date of the assessment can be determined, the FIA Technical Department representative will communicate that to the Chairman of the Stewards so that the next meeting time to assess the claims made in the protest can be scheduled.

The Stewards Gerd Ennser Dennis Dean

Tom Kristensen Yasuhiro Yodono

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