Haas launched an official complaint against the result of the United States Grand Prix and accused the Formula 1 stewards of inconsistent application of black and orange flags.
That particular colour is one of the less common seen in the sport, but has come out on occasion in 2022. It is waved at a driver when they have damage to their car that the stewards deem to be putting themselves or others at risk, and the racer is then obliged to pit and rectify the problem.
It has happened to Haas on several occasions this season. The most recent was when they were waved at Kevin Magnussen at the Singapore Grand Prix, and that was the third time the team have had a race affected in that way in 2022.
