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Formula 1, GP Saudi Arabia: ten-second penalty for Alonso, leaves the podium
Fernando Alonso received a ten-second penalty at the end of the race at the Saudi Arabian GP, displacing the podium. Russell is third.
Fernando Alonso’s joy at the 100th career podium was short-lived, just seconds after the end of the race The Saudi Arabian GP received a ten-second penalty.
The reason for the Aston Martin driver’s penalty was that he improperly served the first five-second penalty of the race for an incorrect starting position.
So the Spaniard was dropped from the podium and George Russell took his place. The penalty saw Fernando Alonso drop to fourth, 11 seconds behind fifth-placed Lewis Hamilton.
Source: sport 24
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