Sainz Australia appeal rejected as Ferrari fail to overturn penalty

Sainz penalty stands

Ferrari and Sainz were able to put their case to the stewards from Australia in a video meeting on Tuesday morning, but ultimately proved unsuccessful.

The stewards found that Ferrari presented "no significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the parties seeking the review at the time of the decision concerned.

"The petition is therefore dismissed."

A right of review is a common tool available to teams to use when they are unhappy with a decision - with two high-profile examples being Sebastian Vettel in Canada 2019 and Red Bull after the 2021 British Grand Prix when Max Verstappen was involved in a high-speed collision with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.

Teams must bring new evidence which is "relevant" and was not available to the stewards at the time the penalty was issued - with Ferrari and Red Bull failing to clear this high bar in their appeals.

With Sainz's penalty now standing and the result of the Australian GP official, it means that AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda will keep the World Championship point he picked up for 10th place, having been promoted from 11th after the sanction was handed out.