Fernando Alonso has been ajudged guilty of 'potentially dangerous driving' in his battle with George Russell at the end of the Australian Grand Prix...
Fernando Alonso has been given a hefty time penalty and points on his licence for “potentially dangerous driving” in the Australian Grand Prix.
Alonso and George Russell were summoned before the stewards in Melbourne after a last-lap crash involving the Mercedes driver as he battled with the Aston Martin over sixth place.Russell had been lining up Alonso for a last-lap attempt at an overtake down the back straight, when the Mercedes driver was caught out by rapidly closing in on the back of the Aston Martin negotiating Turn 6.
The moment resulted in Russell losing control and crashing heavily, bringing out the Virtual Safety Car to end the race. Russell was unharmed, but the stewards were suspicious of the circumstances of the crash and summoned the two drivers before them to review the incident. Hours after the race, in which Alonso finished sixth with Russell outside the points after his crash, the stewards reached their verdict – Alonso was hit with a 20-second time penalty and given three penalty points on his F1 super licence due to what the stewards referred to as “potentially dangerous driving.Fernando Alonso was summoned to the stewards with George Russell, after the Mercedes driver had a big accident in Melbourne.
Fernando Alonso and George Russell are off to see the stewards in Melbourne after the Mercedes driver's last lap crash...Here are the latest key Formula 1 headlines from a Saturday where Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Australian GP.
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