06/23/2026/AutosportRegulations
From simulator to stopwatch: The creative evidence teams have used to dispute F1 race results
Summary
F1 teams have used unusual forms of new evidence when trying to overturn race-weekend decisions.
Article
Formula 1 teams have the power to appeal penalties imposed by the stewards over a race weekend. But to do so, they must present new evidence that hasn't yet been seen before by F1's law enforcement.
As a result, teams have investigated every avenue of the series to uncover new, creative and clever evidence that they believe could help them attempt to overturn a racing result.