Fernando Alonso
went from ecstasy to anger in Jeddah.
He had finished third in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and had reached 100 podiums in Formula 1. However, the race stewards in Jeddah gave him a ten-second penalty and the Spaniard from Aston Martin not only lost third place at the hands of George Russell (Mercedes) but will have to wait to further enlarge his legend.
"Fernando Alonso received a 10-second penalty for a poorly served penalty and loses his podium in Jeddah. He falls to fourth, with George Russell moving up to third
," F1 warned through its social networks.
Alonso had had a great race and had even reached first place after a spectacular one.
But he was quickly passed by Checo Pérez (Red Bull) while being penalized because his car was out of the starting box before the lights went out.
The Spaniard had complied with the five-second penalty imposed when he stopped in the pits to change tires for the first time, but when the competition ended, with Red Bull's 1-2 draw and after having celebrated his new historic record on the Saudi podium , the race commissioners increased his punishment because he had not respected the five-second penalty in his stoppage.
Consequently, they gave him 10 seconds of punishment and he was left without a feat.
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