JABAR EKSPRES — Aston Martin team driver Fernando Alonso missed out on the podium at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday following an additional 10-second penalty for being caught doing the previous one incorrectly.
Alonso took the lead heading into the first corner of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit after starting from P2 — moved up by Charles Leclerc’s penalty — but was awarded the first penalty for not properly positioning the car on the grid before the start.
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The Spaniard served an additional five-second penalty during a pit stop during the Safety Car period following a technical malfunction by teammate Lance Stroll who was forced to stop on the side of the track.
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Withstanding the onslaught of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Alonso finished the 50-lap race in third place behind race champions Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen who reaffirmed Red Bull’s dominance.
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After celebrating his 100th career podium, Alonso found stewards had carried out further investigations and then handed him a second penalty.
The supervisor of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix discovered that when Alonso was serving the five-second penalty, the jack for levering the rear of the driver’s car for a tire change had touched the AMR23 before the five-second penalty was applied.
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The same thing happened to Alpine racer Esteban Ocon in Bahrain two weeks ago.
Stewards then awarded Alonso a 10-second penalty after the race, dropping his finish to P4 and George Russell inheriting the podium for Mercedes, according to the official F1 website.