F1 News: McLaren’s ‘Right of Review’ over Austin penalty rejected

The ‘Right of Review’ submitted by McLaren over the penalty handed to Lando Norris following his scrap with Max Verstappen during the latter stages of the United States Grand Prix has been rejected.

It was confirmed on Thursday ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend that the Woking outfit had submitted the request over the five-second penalty that Norris received for overtaking Verstappen off the track as they battled for third place last time out in Austin.

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 and Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL38 Mercedes battle for position during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool

A hearing subsequently was held on Friday, with a team representative required to attend a video conference with the stewards.

In a document released by the FIA confirming the request, it was stated that the hearing would determine whether there was a “significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the party seeking the Review at the time of the Decision concerned”.

If this was found to be the case, a second hearing would follow. However, it has been announced that the stewards have dismissed the request.