Alonso says he expected Leclerc to be penalised for weaving while defending from Hamilton during the BritishGP after his penalty in Canada. 'I did it once in Canada and I had five seconds on the last lap.' F1
In the end Leclerc dropped back to fourth. He crossed the line just ahead of Alonso, who had jumpedHowever, in the immediate aftermath of the race, Alonso was convinced that he would move up a further place as he expected Leclerc to be penalised for making more than one move while battling with Hamilton up ahead.
In Montreal, Alonso was handed a five-second penalty and lost two places for moving while defending from"It was really fun at the end," he said when asked by Motorsport.com about the late race battle."We were P5 so I was hoping two cars maybe they touch each other, and the podium was there for us. But in the end they raced very hard, but with a lot of respect. So still fun to watch from behind.
"It was good to overtake Lando at the end, as I said P5 is mega. But even though I have to say it is going to be P4, because I saw Charles moving three changes of direction on the back straight, defending from Lewis. "I did it once in Canada and I had five seconds on the last lap, so I guess three movements are not allowed.
"After the race there is always action so I guess today I am not in the stewards, so I will have fun from the outside, I hope.", was to be disappointed. There were no penalties for drivers ahead, and it's understood that the Leclerc incident didn't even get as far as the stewards.
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