(Motorsports news) After an event, the existing 14-day window for requesting a review will be reduced to four days, or 96 hours. Furthermore, there will be a cost implemented, as there isn’t one at the moment, said FIA. The alteration proposal was discussed prior to Haas’s recent request, ultimately denied by the FIA, for a review of track restrictions violations by competitors at the US GP. That instance does, however, demonstrate that review requests are more frequent than they formerly were, and the FIA is eager to discourage teams from pursuing them.

This year has also had requests from Aston Martin (Saudi Arabia), Ferrari (Australia), and McLaren (Austria), in addition to the Haas example. The FIA now plans to amend both its own judicial regulations and the International Sporting Code for 2024, subject to approval at the Annual General Assembly in December. Not only F1 but all FIA competitions will be affected by the modifications.

A team might have theoretically challenged the outcome of a race that had happened months earlier because there was no time limit on a right of review request at first. After that, it was shortened to 14 days, which Haas fully utilized to gather its proof. The deadline will now be 96 hours from the competition’s end, though the stewards reserve the right to extend it to 120 hours in special cases.

There will be a fee that is equal to the appeal’s expenses, which in the case of F1 are now €6000. That will only be reimbursed if the stewards maintain the right of review. Furthermore, modifications are planned to the appeals process. Teams currently have the option to file a notice of intention to appeal, after which they have ninety-six hours to determine whether to proceed with a formal appeal.

The existing method has a flaw in that a penalty may be suspended by notifying the authorities that one intends to appeal. It is therefore possible for a driver to earn a grid penalty and have it overturned by filing an appeal notice. After starting the race from the starting grid position, the team might then opt out of the appeal procedure.

The International Court of Appeal will now handle the case, even if the notice is withdrawn, and the involved team may be penalized if it is determined that they obtained an unfair advantage during the proceedings. As of right now, there is no cost unless the team decides to move further with the appeal. From now on, the notice of intention to appeal must be accompanied by the upfront payment of that charge.

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