Alfa Romeo have received confirmation from the FIA that they can appeal the penalty given to Kimi Raikkonen at Imola. During the formation lap after the red flag Raikkonen shot off the track and as a result Lewis Hamilton and Yuki Tsunoda passed him. A question from Alfa Romeo to the race committee about what their driver should do went unanswered. However, the team from Switzerland were given a thirty second time penalty after the race because Raikkonen had not started from the correct position. In the weeks between Imola and Portimao Alfa Romeo examined their options and presented them to the FIA this weekend. The FIA considered the arguments as valid and so Alfa Romeo can officially...
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