Romain Grosjean has been disqualified from sixth place in the Italian GP after the floor on his Haas car was ruled illegal. Haas have announced their intention to appeal. "We do not agree with the Stewards' decision to penalize our race team and we feel strongly that our sixth-place finish in the Italian Grand Prix should stand. We are appealing the Stewards' decision.” -- from Guenther Steiner, team principal. — Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) September 2, 2018 Force India drivers Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez are promoted a place apiece to sixth and seventh respectively, while Williams' Sergey Sirotkin moves in to 10th for his first F1 point. Renault, who lodged the protest after Sunday's race, also move back ahead of Haas in to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship having originally dropped behind at Monza. Speaking before the punishment was known, Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said of their rivals' protest: "I find it a bit bizarre." Revised Italian GP Race Result - top 10 Driver Team 1) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2) Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 3) Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 4) Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 5) Max Verstappen Red Bull DSQ) Romain Grosjean Haas 6) Esteban Ocon Force India 7) Sergio Perez Force India 8) Carlos Sainz Renault 9) Lance Stroll Williams 10) Sergey Sirotkin Williams What happened after the race had finished? Renault lodged a protest with the stewards over what FIA race director Charlie Whiting said concerned "a small detail on the leading edge of the floor" on Grosjean's car. Both teams were summoned to see the stewards, while the FIA's technical delegate examined Grosjean's car in parc ferme. After a lengthy investigation, a statement said 'the reference plane of car number 08 is found not to be in compliance' with neither the regulations nor a subsequent technical directive issued in July, which teams had to comply with by Monza. Grosjean was subsequently disqualified and the final Monza classification revised. What did Haas do wrong? The matter at the heart of Renault's protest centred around technical regulations concerning F1 floors. In a detailed explanation of the situation, the FIA said it had previously emerged that the 'text of this Article was being applied differently by several different teams' and that a technical directive clarifying the issues was issued to all teams on July 25 ahead of the Hungarian GP. The technical directive 'in essence gave the teams until the Grand Prix of Monza to comply with the clarification'. In their defence to the stewards, Haas said they had contacted the FIA's technical chief, Nikolas Tombazis, to say that 'given the forthcoming summer break, we will endeavour to introduce this upgrade for the Singapore GP, but will be somewhat at the mercy of our suppliers so we would request some flexibility in this matter'. Italian GP Race Report Hamilton spurred on by negativity Find out more about Sky Sports F1 However, the FIA said that Tombazis had told the team's aerodynamics chief that 'while he understood their supply problem, that if the car was not corrected by Monza - that they would leave themselves open to protest by other teams'. The stewards heard several further submissions from Haas' representatives on Sunday evening, but ultimately ruled against the American team. 'While the Stewards are also sympathetic to the difficulties of producing these parts, the Stewards noted that at least one other competitor was able to comply in the time provided," read the stewards' verdict. 'Further, it was made clear to the competitor from the outset that the FIA Technical Department did not consider their car to be in compliance, and further that they left themselves open to the circumstances they now find. 'It was therefore the obligation of the competitor to be in compliance, which they did not do.' What changes after Grosjean's disqualification? Renault retake fourth place from Haas in the Constructors' Championship. The Enstone team now have 86 points whereas Haas drop back to 76. Force India move ahead of Toro Rosso to seventh in the Constructors' Championship on 32 points after Ocon and Perez are promoted a place apiece. The rescued team's 2018 tally had been reset to zero ahead of last week's Belgian GP Sirotkin scores his first F1 point - meaning all 20 drivers on the 2018 grid are now off the mark. Grosjean slips back to 14th in the Drivers' Championship Revised Constructors' Championship Team Points 1) Mercedes 415 2) Ferrari 390 3) Red Bull 248 4) Renault 86 5) Haas 76 6) McLaren 52 7) Force India 32 8) Toro Rosso 30 9) Sauber 19 10) Williams 7 Get Sky Sports F1.<doc-sep>ROMAIN GROSJEAN'S Haas has been disqualified from the Italian Grand Prix after being found to have an illegal FLOOR. The FIA deemed the car to be in breach of the rules after investigating a complaint lodged by Renault following yesterday's dramatic race at Monza which Lewis Hamilton won. 2 Romain Grosjean's Haas has been disqualified from the Italian Grand Prix Credit: Getty Images - Getty Grosjean, 32, stormed to a sixth-place finish to see Haas leapfrog Renault into fourth in the constructors' championship. But the French manufacturer will move back above Haas following the disqualification. The FIA said in a statement: "The reference plane of car number 08 is found not to be in compliance with Article 3.7.1 d) and the clarifications given in TD/033-18 published on 25 July 2018." The article mentioned refers to the vehicle's floor, specifically focusing on the radius of the leading corners of its reference plane. Lewis Hamilton shows off new new Tommy Hilfiger range as he prepares for Formula 1 return with Mercedes 2 Romain Grosjean's Haas was found to have an illegal FLOOR Credit: Alamy Live News In July, the FIA issued a technical directive clarifying the regulation and ordering teams to meet the new rule change in time for yesterday's race. Haas had emailed the FIA asking for extra time due to the summer break but never heard back. They aimed to be ready for the Singapore GP on September 16. The team claimed in a hearing that they understood "a lack of response on the matter of timing meant that their solution and timing were accepted." 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"Further, it was made clear to the competitor from the outset that the FIA Technical Department did not consider their car to be in compliance, and further that they left themselves open to the circumstances they now find. "It was therefore the obligation of the competitor to be in compliance, which they did not do.” Haas is likely to appeal the decision.<doc-sep>Romain Grosjean has been excluded from the final results of the Italian Grand Prix after the floor on his Haas Formula 1 car was deemed illegal by the race stewards. Grosjean had finished sixth at Haas to lift the team up to fourth place in the constructors’ championship, only for Renault to lodge a protest with the FIA-appointed stewards soon after the chequered flag at Monza. Italian GP - Driver Ratings Video of Italian GP - Driver Ratings FIA race director Charlie Whiting confirmed the matter related to the leading edge on the floor of Grosjean’s car, with the matter being investigated after the race. In a bulletin issued by the FIA four hours after the race, the stewards said they found the floor to not be in compliance with the technical regulations, prompting them to request an inspection from the technical delegate. “The stewards of the meeting have requested, that the technical delegate inspects the floor of car number 08, driver Romain Grosjean, for compliance with Article 3.7.1 d) of the 2018 Formula One Technical Regulations in relation to clarification given in TD/033-18 published on 25 July 2018,” the statement from the stewards reads. “The reference plane of car number 08 is found not to be in compliance with Article 3.7.1 d) and the clarifications given in TD/033-18 published on 25 July 2018.” In a later statement from the FIA, it was confirmed that Grosjean had been excluded from the final classification at Monza, leaving Haas without points. As a result, Renault remains fourth in the constructors’ championship. The statement from the stewards confirms that Haas was told to change the floor on its car in order to comply with the regulations following a clarification of the rules in a technical directive issued at the end of July, stating that a "radius of 50mm (+/-2mm) must be applied to each front corner of the reference plane" on the floor. The refined ruling came into force from the Italian Grand Prix weekend. Haas had requested to be given until Singapore to make the changes due to the summer shutdown, and requested some flexibility prior to Singapore, saying it was "at the mercy" of its suppliers on the matter. The stewards said: "It was made clear to the competitor from the outset that the FIA Technical Department did not consider their car to be in compliance, and further that they left themselves open to the circumstances they now find," with a picture of the part at the start of the race being taken by Renault to the stewards. Force India drivers Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez rise to sixth and seventh respectively ahead of Renault’s Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams secures its first double-points finish since last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix as Sergey Sirotkin rises into the top 10 behind teammate Lance Stroll. It marks Sirotkin’s first point in F1, and means that all 20 drivers in this year’s championship have now scored points. Haas has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal Grosjean's disqualification, as is the team's right. It has 96 hours to make its appeal formal. Team principal Guenther Steiner said: "We do not agree with the Stewards' decision to penalize our race team and we feel strongly that our sixth-place finish in the Italian Grand Prix should stand. "We are appealing the Stewards' decision.”<doc-sep>MONZA, Italy (AP) — Romain Grosjean has been disqualified from the Italian Grand Prix following a protest from Renault over the legality of the Frenchman's Haas car. The 32-year-old Grosjean finished Sunday's Grand Prix at Monza in sixth place, moving Haas ahead of Renault in the race for fourth place in the constructors' championship. However, Renault lodged a protest immediately after the race and a statement issued by stewards said the floor of the car was found to be in breach of the rules. Haas is appealing. "We do not agree with the stewards' decision to penalize our race team and we feel strongly that our sixth-place finish in the Italian Grand Prix should stand. We are appealing the stewards' decision," Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said. Governing body FIA said it had told teams on July 25 that they had until the Italian GP to comply with clarifications over the size of the leading corner of the car. Haas argued that it had emailed the FIA and said it would "endeavor to introduce this upgrade for the Singapore GP" on Sept. 16. ___ More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-AutoRacing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports<doc-sep>
French driver Romain Grosjean was disqualified from the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards upheld a Renault protest against the legality of his Haas car. Grosjean had finished sixth in the race, sending Haas ahead of Renault in the constructors standings. The disqualification, which is subject to appeal, meant the French carmaker stayed fourth while Force India's Esteban Ocon was promoted to sixth in the race. Romain Grosjean was disqualified after finishing sixth with his Haas car in breach of rules Force India's Sergio Perez moved up to seventh, with Renault's Carlos Sainz eighth and the Williams pairing of Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin ninth and 10th. The point was Sirotkin's first in Formula One. The governing FIA said in a long explanation of the ruling that Renault had argued that Grosjean's Haas did not comply with a technical clarification issued to teams in July. All teams had been given until Monza to comply but Haas had not done so, with Renault presenting photographic evidence to back their case. Renault had protested after Italian Grand Prix with Haas moving above them in Championship U.S.-owned Haas had provided details of a new solution in an email exchange with the FIA but had asked for more time to implement it, given the August break. 'We will endeavour to introduce this upgrade for the Singapore GP, but will be somewhat at the mercy of our suppliers so we would request some flexibility in this matter,' they had written in an email. Haas had thought their solution and timing request had been accepted but the FIA said its head of single seater technical matters had warned them they risked a protest if the car was not corrected by Monza. Russian Sergey Sirotkin was promoted to tenth and earned his first point in F1 'While the Stewards are also sympathetic to the difficulties of producing these parts, the Stewards noted that at least one other competitor was able to comply in the time provided,' the statement said. 'Further, it was made clear to the competitor from the outset that the FIA Technical Department did not consider their car to be in compliance, and further that they left themselves open to the circumstances they now find.' The stewards ordered Grosjean to be disqualified from the results and the classification amended.