{"id":8294,"date":"2025-09-15T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/?p=8294"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:58:12","slug":"57458-sainz-s-two-penalty-points-rescinded-on-sep-13-2025-why-standings-and-stewarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/57458-sainz-s-two-penalty-points-rescinded-on-sep-13-2025-why-standings-and-stewarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainz\u2019s Two Penalty Points Rescinded On Sep 13, 2025 – Why Standings And Stewarding Shift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans felt outrage Sept. 13, 2025 after the FIA reversed a high\u2011profile Zandvoort ruling that had penalized Carlos Sainz<\/strong>. The stewards rescinded the Dutch GP decision after new 360\u00b0 camera<\/strong> footage emerged, removing two penalty points<\/strong> from Sainz\u2019s record while noting the in\u2011race time penalty remains served. That sudden reversal matters because it changes driver disciplinary totals and raises fresh questions about how video evidence will rewrite steward calls going forward. Could this force clearer rules on what counts as \u201cnew evidence\u201d?<\/p>\n

What Williams\u2019 September 13, 2025 win means for driver records and fans<\/h2>\n
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  • Williams<\/strong> won a Right Of Review on September 13, 2025<\/strong>; Sainz\u2019s penalty was rescinded.<\/li>\n
  • Carlos Sainz<\/strong> had two penalty points<\/strong> removed; the race time penalty remains served.<\/li>\n
  • The stewards cited 360\u00b0 camera footage<\/strong> as new evidence that changed the ruling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Why the FIA\u2019s late review upended a Zandvoort call today and into 2025<\/h2>\n

    The timing matters because the decision arrived days after<\/strong> the Dutch Grand Prix, changing disciplinary totals just as the championship heats up. Teams now see that previously unavailable telemetry or camera angles can overturn steward decisions, which may prompt more Right Of Review petitions before year\u2011end. That could alter driver behavior: do racers now race for the result, knowing post\u2011race video could erase a penalty? The bigger picture is clear – stewarding certainty just became more negotiable.<\/p>\n

    How drivers, teams and pundits reacted within hours of the rescind<\/h2>\n

    Williams celebrated the result as a vindication of its review process, while some rivals warned this could invite a flood of petitions. Pundits split between relief for Sainz and concern that late evidence will encourage endless re\u2011arguing of on\u2011track incidents. Short scan.<\/p>\n

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    Williams win their right of review into Carlos Sainz\u2019s penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the Dutch Grand Prix. Now declared a racing incident and Sainz\u2019s two penalty points that he earned for it have been rescinded https:\/\/t.co\/Stgw43sduZ<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n