Ferrari denied penalty-free repairs as Carlos Sainz gets 10-place grid drop for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Ferrari re💙quested a derogation of the regulations to take a fresh engine out of Sainz’s allocation without a grid penalty after his car was heavily damaged when he ran ove🐬r a loose water valve cover in FP1.
However, Ferrari’s request was denied, with the FI🥃A stewards outlining that the sporting regulations must be applied despite the “h🐲ighly unusual and unfortunate circumstances.”
Ferrari have been forced to chᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚange the survival cell as well as fitting a new internal combustion engine, energy store and control electronics to Sainz’s car after it was damaged beyond repair.&nᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbsp;
The FIA have confirmed Sainz has be💦en handed a 10-place grid penalty fo🍃r Sunday's race.
“Having received a report from the FIA Technical Delegate concerning Car 55 (Document 16) stating that the Survivaไl Cell, Internal Combustion Engine, Energy ⭕Store and Control Electronics were damaged beyond repair following an impact with a foreign object,” the stewards noted.
"Having received a request from the Competitor requesting a derogation of the Sporting Regulations in order to allow a replacement of the Energy Store from ཧoutside the pool, without penalty; and Having heard from the Team Representative, the Director FIA Single Seater Department, having viewed video evidence and examined the Team’s declaration sheet, the Stewards, determine that notwithstanding the fact that the🔜 damage was caused by highly unusual external circumstances, Article 2.1 of the Formula 1 Sporting Regulations obliges all officials, including the Stewards, to apply the regulations as they are written.
“Accordingly, the mandatory penalty specified under Article 28.3 of the Sporting Regulations must be applie𝔍d.
"The Stewards note that if they had the authority to grant a derogꦯation in what they consider in this case to be mitigating, unusual and unfortunate circumstances, they would have done so, however the regulations do not allow such action.”

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