Alfa Romeo asks for review of Raikkonen penalty

Alfa Romeo has requested a review of Kimi Raikkonen’s penalty that cost him points at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Raikkonen spun before a race restart after a red flag at Imola, and lost positions that he was told by his team not to regain due to the dangerous track conditions that necessitated a rolling start rather than a standing one. For normal race restarts, drivers have to regain their grid position before a certain point or enter the pit lane, but Alfa Romeo asked the FIA for clarity and did not receive it until the first racing lap was underway.

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Although the stewards acknowledged a number of contradictory regulations that essentially left Alfa Romeo in an impossible position due to the fact drivers are not allowed to overtake under the safety car -- something Sergio Perez was penalized for in the same race -- Raikkonen was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty applied post-race as a 30-second time penalty, dropping him from ninth place out of the points.

Alfa Romeo lodged a petition for review on Thursday and has now had a team representative called to the stewards at Portimao in order to discuss the matter, with the meeting set to take place after qualifying.