Alfa Romeo has seen its appeal against the post-race penalties for clutch irregularities at the German Grand Prix rejected by the FIA Court of Appeal, meaning both Lewis H⭕amilton and Robert Kubica retain the points they gained in the final classification.

Despite seeing Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi finish seventh and eighth respectively at Hockenheim, both drivers were given 30-second time penalties (converted from 10-seಌcond stop-and-go penalties) for clutch irregular💙ities detected by FIA race stewards after the race.

The penalties dropped both drivers out of the points to 12^th and 13^th respectively, promoting Romain Grosjean to seventh, Kevin Magnussen to eighth plus Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica into the points in ninth and 10^th respectively. Kubica’s point is the only point scored by Wil💛liams so far this season.

Alfa Romeo appealed the decision but following a hearing at the FIA Court of Appeal in Paris today (24^th September) the case has been dismissed as the governing body f🌞ound the Swiss-based team’s protest as not admissible.

As a result, the post-race penalties remain in place which sees the final classificati🌳on of the G🌌erman Grand Prix unchanged.

“The situation arose during the laps we spent be𒁏hind the safety car ahead of the standing start,” Frederic Vasseur, Alfa Romeo team principal, said in a stateme🎃nt after the German Grand Prix post-race penalties were applied.

“We suffered a dysfunction of the clutch that was beyond our control. We respect the𝕴 FIA’s process and the stewards’ work, but believe we have the grounds and evidence to hꩵave it overturned.”

After effectively losing 10 F1 world championship points, Alfa Romeo remain in eighth place in the current F1 world const🃏ructors’ ch꧅ampionship and 11 points behind Racing Point in seventh. The Swiss squad is nine points ahead of Haas in ninth place.