The race into Saudi Arabiaa ended with the victory of Red Bull di Sergio Perez. The podium ceremony has already concluded, but the FIA has decided to add one penalty to a pilot who got on it.
10-second penalty for Alonso: that's why
Fernando Alonso, who finished his race in third position, was penalized by 10 seconds after the checkered flag for having served the penalty badly. The regulation, in fact, speaks clearly, and the Mercedes Benz she immediately noticed. The driver cannot serve a previously received penalty if the procedure VSC or Safety car it has already been started, unless it has passed the pit lane line. Aston Martin, therefore, could not have discounted those 5 seconds assigned to Basque for error in the starting procedure while the security car was on the track.
How does the final ranking change?
With the addition of these 10 seconds, Alonso goes down off the podium. Take advantage of it George Russell to which they had been told to stay in a window of 5 secondswhich he had not complied with. Fortunately (for him) the penalty assigned to the Spaniard was greater than expected, allowing him to conclude on the third step. No other driver was within 10 seconds, so after P4 the positions remain unchanged.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
