Ferrari have lodged an appeal against Carlos Sainz's five-second penalty at the Australian Grand Prix. Sainz was punished after he collided with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in the duel for third at the opening bend following a late restart at Albert Park.
After he was informed of the sanction, an emotional Sainz pleaded with his Ferrari team to instruct the stewards to reconsider their decision.
Sainz took the chequered flag in fourth, but because the race ended behind the safety car, the penalty dropped him to 12th and last.
The Spaniard later described the stewards' verdict as the "biggest Formula One disgrace for many years". Speaking on Thursday, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said: "You have 14 days to register the petition with the FIA.