Norisring Euro F3: Rosenqvist sure he will inherit win via appeal
Felix Rosenqvist is convinced that he will inherit victory in the first Formula 3 European Championship race of the weekend after an appeal is heard concerning a post-qualifying scrutineering issue
Rosenqvist's Mucke Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes was found to have a non-conforming fuel sample, and the Swede is starting all three races this weekend under appeal from grid positions earned in qualifying.
The alternative would be to accept the scrutineers' verdict and start from the rear of the grid.
Rosenqvist finished second behind Raffaele Marciello, who was one of 12 drivers to be penalised 20 seconds for yellow-flag offences.
He would inherit the win over Tom Blomqvist if the appeal is successful.
"We made an appeal," said Rosenqvist. "If I win, which I know we will, then we will be first. For me this is just some bullshit that doesn't matter."
AUTOSPORT understands that the yellow-flag offences - for improving sector times - were committed after Tatiana Calderon parked her car off the side of the track after the first hairpin.
Sources suggest that this was right across the line delineating sector one from sector two.
Some drivers are also claiming that on the lap their offences were committed, just before the safety car was called, the yellow flags had been replaced by a yellow light, and that the sector-time ruling does not apply in this situation. But officials claim that the yellow flags were still out.
Rosenqvist, the only on-the-road top-seven finisher not to be penalised, said: "It's always easy to go quicker under yellow flags, but I always tried to keep it within the margins.
"I was already thinking in the car that something might happen [after the race]. I tried to be clever."
Norisring Euro F3: Blomqvist inherits win amid penalty chaos
Norisring Euro F3: Marciello reinstated to win after penalty reprieve
Why the Formula 3 benchmark's 2022 season hinges on qualifying
Prema Racing has long dominated FIA Formula 3, taking the teams’ title in two of the past three seasons. But its start to 2022 has been trickier than usual, and the answers lie in its qualifying performance
How the ultra-tight F3 title fight is taking shape
With just five points separating the top five after two rounds, FIA Formula 3 looks set for another thrilling season in 2022. But who stands the best chance of pulling away from that pack, and who are the contenders bubbling under?
The F3 newcomer making good on his unusual career path
Joining the FIA Formula 3 grid as a rookie with a team new to the series could prove daunting for most, but then there aren't many drivers who have the extensive experience Franco Colapinto brings from his time racing sportscars. The Argentinian explains how his LMP2 experience is already helping him in 2022
The British trio hunting for F3 title glory
The 2022 FIA Formula 3 season kicks off this weekend in Bahrain. British trio Zak O’Sullivan, Ollie Bearman and Jonny Edgar have all become proteges of Formula 1 teams, and are talents to watch this year
How an outsider demolished a rank of F1 juniors
His career has been a slowburner but Gregoire Saucy trounced a collection of F1 juniors in Formula Regional by Alpine last year, and now he’s preparing to do it again in FIA F3. Here’s how the Swiss caught the world by surprise in 2021 and how he plans to do it all over again
Ranking the top 10 F2 and F3 drivers of 2021
With a veritable feast of feeder series talent in 2021, FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 produced some of its most exciting racing yet. Although Prema Racing drivers once again dominated the respective series, drivers from other teams also stole the limelight to mark themselves out as stars of the future, or validate their highly-regarded standing
How Prema continued its dominance of F1's junior ladder in 2021
Taking three of the four titles and producing two outstanding champions in the process, Prema Racing remained the team to beat in Formula 1's feeder series in 2021. Team boss Rene Rosin reveals the traits that helped Dennis Hauger and Oscar Piastri to come out on top in Formula 3 and Formula 2
From zero to hero: How F3's 2021 champion bounced back
After a disastrous 2020 in FIA Formula 3 with Hitech, Dennis Hauger began to doubt himself - with the self-belief he had built through success in junior series evaporating. But after regrouping, he stormed to the F3 title in 2021. Here’s how he did it