Fernando Alonso and George Russell face an investigation over a last-lap incident that saw the Mercedes driver crash out.
Russell had been hunting down Alonso in a late bid to claim sixth place in Melbourne but the Mercedes driver suffered a huge crash at Turn 6 on the final lap.
Russell had a snap into Turn 6 while chasing Alonso before running wide through the gravel and hitting the barrier on the outside. The Briton dramatically ended up on his side when his left wheels folded under his car, almost tipping it over. Russell was unhurt in the accident.Although the pair did not make contact, Russell’s onboard suggested that Alonso had slowed more than usual as they entered the corner.Alonso claimed to have a problem with the battery deployment on his car.“I had some issues on the last 15 laps with the battery on deployment and was struggling a bit at the end of the race.
“But it's interesting that we’ve been called to the stewards and I”m intrigued to see what they say.”F1 World Championship points after the 2024 Australian Grand PrixMax Verstappen’s DNF dominates F1 cooldown room chat in Australia
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