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The results of Aston Martin’s Chinese Grand Prix qualifying protest have been announced. The team lodged the appeal after Carlos Sainz was able to continue the session, despite bringing out a red flag.
Aston Martin’s protest following Carlos Sainz’s Q2 crash in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix has been dismissed. Sainz lost control of his Ferrari coming out of the final corner of the Shanghai International Circuit mid-way through Q2. Despite sliding across the track and hitting the opposite barrier, Sainz managed to nurse the car back to pits. Aston Martin protested because Ferrari fixed the damage, allowing Sainz to continue the session, where he eventually set the seventh-fastest lap time in Q3. The stewards decided the evidence was not enough to uphold the protest, citing past examples of cars stopping on track and being allowed to continue despite Article 39.6. The rule about cars triggering a red flag not being allowed to continue the session is being trialed in F2 and FIA F3, but has not been an appeal ground in F1.
