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The Haas Formula 1 team has lodged two protests after the United States Grand Prix, against Alpine and Red Bull.
Three times this season, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was forced to pit after receiving a mechanical warning flag because of front wing endplate damage.
This has left Haas exasperated each time and after the second occurrence in Hungary the team even made an effort to discuss the matter with the FIA to explain why the construction of the wing is safe even when the endplate is partially dislodged.
But then Magnussen received another mechanical flag for the same issue in Singapore.
In the United States GP on Sunday, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez picked up front wing endplate damage after hitting Valtteri Bottas on the opening lap.
He was left free to continue until the endplate broke off, and eventually finished fourth.
Separately, and later on, Fernando Alonso was involved in a dramatic clash with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll.
Alonso’s Alpine was launched airborne after contact on the back straight at high speed, although he was able to return to the pits for repairs and then rejoin, recovering to seventh place.
Later in the race, his right wing mirror came off towards the end of the same straight.
Haas then attempted to lodge two protests, one against the Red Bull and one against the Alpine.
The team was summoned to discuss the admissibility of these protests at 18:00 local time and stewards agreed there were grounds to pursue the case.
Alpine and Red Bull representatives have now been summoned for hearings.
Haas finished ninth and 15th at Austin with Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher.
Team principal Guenther Steiner hinted after the race that Haas might attempt action over Perez and Alonso’s situations.
“I’m not really happy about what happened out there with the other cars that are losing bits and pieces and don’t get called in like we normally do, so we will follow-up on that one,” he said.
