Circuit of the Americas- Alpine Protest After Fernando Alonso Stripped of Points in Texas
Rival constructor Haas had argued that Alonsos car was in an unsafe condition after a collision because the right-hand mirror, which eventually fell off, was moving around. Alpine said Haas had lodged their protest 24 minutes past the specified deadline, a fact acknowledged by the FIA who had said compliance was not possible, and it should not have been accepted