Fernando Alonso penalized, loses his 100th podium in Jeddah
The Spaniard lost his podium for not properly respecting his five-second penalty. He ultimately falls to 4th place after a 10-second penalty.
Smiles for George Russell. Much less for Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard experienced a setback like Esteban Ocon in Jeddah. At first penalized in the early moments of the Grand Prix for not respecting the positioning of his Aston Martin on the starting grid, he received a five-second penalty. Just like his former teammate at Alpine.
When executing his penalty, the mechanic with the jack touches the race car as soon as it arrives. A forbidden gesture. The double world champion was not disturbed during the race, it was only on the podium that the investigation was opened.
The sanction then quickly came down, a 10-second penalty, which drops him off the podium, in favor of George Russell.
