Overview
- Race director Rui Marques aborted the original Monza start after Yuki Tsunoda was judged to be angled in his grid slot, prompting an extra formation lap.
- FIA stewards reviewed the incident after the race and cleared Tsunoda, keeping the on-track finishing order unchanged.
- Audi converted an earlier notice of intent into a formal appeal on Thursday, asking the FIA International Court of Appeal to impose a post-race penalty.
- The hearing date is not set and the appeals process can take weeks or months, as seen in the recent Monaco case, so the Monza result remains provisional.
- Audi seeks a retroactive penalty that would promote Gabriel Bortoleto into the points and the appeal could clarify how Article B5.9.4 must be applied and how race control communicates such rulings to teams.