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Before and after the sprint in Miami, Formula 1 veteran Fernando Alonso clearly criticized the rule enforcers’ penalty policy. The two-time world champion also expressed a bad suspicion.
Fernando Alonso received a penalty for his duel with compatriot Carlos Sainz in the Chinese sprint. The 10 extra seconds that the regulators gave him had no effect because he parked his Aston Martin shortly before the end of the mini-race. The three penalty points he received were still painful.
Because it was the second time after the Australian GP that he received three penalties. At Albert Park he had conceded the same number for an unexpected braking maneuver in a duel with George Russell. He was also given a 20-second penalty. The Aston Martin team had the decision of the regulators in China reviewed, but without success. The new evidence presented is new, but not significant because it does not provide a new perspective, it was argued.
Alonso was annoyed about the penalties even before the verdict was announced. Especially since there was an accident at the start in the Miami sprint, which was caused by Lewis Hamilton and which had no consequences for the seven-time world champion. The two-time champion referred to the fact that Hamilton’s late braking maneuver had caused damage to both the Aston Martin racers of Alonso and Stroll and the McLaren of Lando Norris, which resulted in the Canadian and Briton’s retirement.
And he expressed the suspicion that the nationality of the drivers played a role in the assessment of punishment: “I received a penalty in the China Sprint for my action against Sainz. I already thought that Hamilton wouldn’t receive a penalty for all of this. “He’s not Spanish,” he emphasized after the Miami sprint.
And Alonso also announced that he would talk to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem about it: “I have the feeling that nationality plays a role. I will talk to Mohammed and the FIA about it. I have to make sure that my nationality or anything else influences the decisions. It’s not just about me, but about the future generation of Spanish pilots.”
GP-Qualifying, Miami
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:27,241 min
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:27,382
03. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:27.455
04. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:27.460
05. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:27.594
06. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:27.675
07. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:28,067
08. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:28,107
09. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, 1:28.146
10. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:28,192
11. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:28,222
12. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:28,324
13. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:28,371
14. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:28,413
15. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:28.427
16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:28.463
17. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, 1:28,487
18. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bulls, 1:28.617
19. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:28.619
20. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, 1:28,824
Sprint, Miami International Autodrome
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 31:31,383 min
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +3,371 sec
03. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +5,095
04. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bulls, +14,971
05. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +15,222
06. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +15,750
07. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +22,054
08. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 29,816
09. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +31,880
10. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, +34,355
11. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, +35,078
12. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +35,755
13. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +36,086
14. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 36.892
15. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +37,740
16. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +49,347
17. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +59,409
18. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1:06.303 min
Out
Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, Crash
Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, Crash
World Championship standings (after 5 of 24 Grands Prix and 2 of 6 Sprints)
driver
01. Verstappen 118 points
02. Pérez 91
03. Leclerc 83
04. Sainz 73
05. Norris 58
06. Plates 41
07. Russell 33
08. Alonso 31
09. Hamilton 19
10. Stroll 9
11. Tsunoda 8
12. Oliver Bearman (GB) 6
13. Hulkenberg 6
14. Ricciardo 5
15. Magnussen 1
16. Albon 0
17. Ocon 0
18. Zhou 0
19. Gasly 0
20. Bottas 0
21. Sargeant 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 209 Punkte
02. Ferrari 162
03. McLaren 99
04. Mercedes 52
05. Aston Martin 40
06. Racing Bulls 13
07. Haas 7
08. Williams 0
09. Alpine 0
10. Sauber 0
