Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso has been demoted for being found to have not served his five-second penalty correctly during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Despite contact with the rear of his car appearing to be minimal, a strict enforcement of the rule has come into place from the FIA and a 10-second penalty was applied, dropping Alonso down a place and putting him back down to 99 career podiums in Formula 1. The Spaniard had already been penalised for lining up in his grid slot incorrectly at the start, his Aston Martin being parked too far to the left and the stewards responding by forcing the Aston Martin driver to wait in his pit box for five seconds before his car could be worked on at his first stop. Fernando Alonso has been demoted from the podium by the FIA stewards for being found to have not served his five-second penalty correctly during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, being given a further 10-second penalty after one of his mechanics made contact with his car before the five seconds had elapsed in the pit lane.

Aston Martin pit crew found to have broken rules after podium ceremony.

Today we didn’t put on a good show for the fans.” You cannot apply a penalty 35 laps after the pit stop. [Sergio Perez](/sport/formula-one/sergio-perez-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-max-verstappen-b1068407.html) and [Max Verstappen](/topic/max-verstappen).

The Spanish driver was handed a five-second penalty at the beginning of the race due to being misplaced in his grid box, which he served during a pitstop.

The decision elevated George Russell into third, giving Mercedes its first podium finish of the year. Alonso had served a five-second penalty ahead of his first ...

"Today is not good for the fans," the Spaniard said. "If he was third in the race he should enjoy the podium and not me, I feel sorry for George, for Mercedes sponsors, for George's fans." "I feel sorry for the fans, but I enjoyed the podium, I took the trophy, I have the pictures, I celebrate with the champagne, and now 15 or 12 points doesn't change much for me, but it is a little bit sad for the FIA, yes."

Fernando Alonso has been given a time penalty at the end of the Saudi Arabian GP.

[Alpine driver was given a hat-trick of penalties](https://racingnews365.com/alpine-explain-spiralling-events-that-led-to-ocon-penalty-hat-trick). [George Russell](/formula-1-drivers/george-russell) to fourth place, denying him of his 100th podium. [Lance Stroll](/formula-1-drivers/lance-stroll).

Alonso crossed the finish line third but had his podium stripped as a result of a post-race penalty applied, which meant George Russell was promoted to the ...

I celebrated and now I have three points less, so now it's straight to the recovery in Australia." The Mercedes man said: "I'm pleased to come home in P4, but I think the penalty for Fernando was pretty harsh. I was on the podium – I did the pictures, took the trophy, celebrated with the champagne and now I apparently have three points less. "No-one told me this, they just told me the five seconds in the first stint and I opened seven or eight. [George Russell](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/george-russell) was promoted to third place, getting the trophy and three extra points lost by Alonso. They had more than enough time to really inform about the penalty.

Fernando Alonso may have celebrated his 100th rostrum appearance in F1 at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – but the joy was short-lived, ...

Fernando Alonso may have celebrated his 100th rostrum appearance in F1 at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – but the joy was short-lived, after the stewards handed him a 10-second penalty after the race that dropped him to P4. [stunning launch](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.race-start-alonso-pinches-the-lead-from-pole-sitter-perez-as-the-saudi.Ejca9YDdgebxPEujCuE73.html) from second on the grid to pass pole-sitter and eventual race winner Sergio Perez into Turn 1. Well, let F1 TV presenter Alex Brundle explain all…

Fernando Alonso has hit out at the FIA after a post-race 10-second time penalty demoted him from third to fourth at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

So I cannot really say at the moment where this is going to go," Krack told Sky Sports F1. "I was on the podium, I did pictures, I took the trophy, I celebrated and now I have apparently three points less. "They had enough time to inform about the penalty. OK, let's try and recover in Australia." [Stream the biggest moments on NOW](https://www.nowtv.com/promo/sky-sports?dcmp=articlelink) Even though the incident happened on the 19th lap, Alonso was only handed the penalty after the race and celebrations had been completed, prompting him to call the decision a "poor show" from the FIA.

George Russell was able to claim a podium spot at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon after Fernando Alonso was relegated with a time penalty ...

The Dutchman was seemingly given a huge helping hand by a safety car, which allowed Verstappen to pit. But the call was changed again hours later. The 41-year-old thought he had served it when he made his pit stop, but footage showed the rear jack was in contact with the car before the five seconds had passed.

More than three hours after the 41-year-old was controversially stripped of his 100th career podium, following a retrospective 10-second penalty, the FIA ...

The Spaniard added: “It was my mistake and I need to pay more attention to that. But I really enjoyed the podium, I threw the trophy, I have the pictures, I celebrated with the champagne and now to have 15 points or 12 doesn’t change much for me, but it is a little bit sad for the FIA. “I feel sorry for the fans.

Fernando Alonso hit out at the FIA after a post-race 10-second time penalty temporarily demoted him from third to fourth at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, ...

Alonso was extremely critical of the sport's governing body, telling Sky Sports F1 after the race: "I was on the podium, I did pictures, I took the trophy, I celebrated and now I have apparently three points less. "Today, we didn't put on a good show for our fans. They had enough time to inform about the penalty. No advantage came from it." You cannot apply a penalty 35 laps after the pit stop. [Stream the biggest moments on NOW](https://www.nowtv.com/promo/sky-sports?dcmp=articlelink)

Fernando Alonso has been reinstated to third position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to cap a farcical couple of hours which followed the podium ceremony.

"This topic will therefore be addressed at the next Sporting Advisory Committee taking place on Thursday, 23 March, and a clarification will be issued ahead of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. An FIA statement said: "The request to the Stewards for review of the initial decision (Document 51) was made in the last lap of the race. The subsequent decision of the stewards to hear and grant the Right of Review by the Competitor was the result of new evidence regarding the definition of 'working on the car', for which there were conflicting precedents, and this has been exposed by this specific circumstance.

Alonso was stripped of third place after the race accused of not serving a penalty properly but, after a review, the decision has been overturned and he is ...

We therefore proceeded to hear the substance of the request for review. But a report on the last lap provided new TV evidence that the rear jack may have touched the car, which the FIA said constituted working on the car. But minutes later, another document was published showing that Aston Martin had appealed the decision. The stewards did not examine the matter further thereafter." Seconds after Alonso tweeted to celebrate the podium, the governing body released an official document in which it appeared to double down on the penalty. After discussions behind the scenes, Alonso's 10-second penalty has been rescinded and the 41-year-old has his 100th career [Formula 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/) podium after all.

Fernando Alonso is reinstated to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after stewards overturn their earlier decision to demote him.

It's good that there is a rule in place, but at the same time, sometimes it's like luck, to be honest, where you position yourself." Perez said: "I just overdid it and I stopped too early, but you have no idea when you are in the car. But a 10-second is too extreme in that case again." "At the end of the day, we've got to stick within the guidelines. It is a bit sad for the FIA." Alonso added: "Today is not good for the fans.

lonso, 41, finished third but he was demoted to fourth after he was hit with a retrospective 10-second penalty only minutes after he celebrated on the ...

After a farcical situation at the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Spaniard Fernando Alonso did end up securing his 100th career podium.

So now the FIA has to provide some kind of clarity in the next fortnight, on both of these rules. The first is that there were multiple precedents of teams in a similar infringement who were not punished. "In qualifying, we saw a number of cars get laps deleted for touching a bit of the red paint when ending their lap. There has to be clarity on this issue. "It makes it a little bit frustrating for everybody," he added. This happens quite a lot in F1 but the FIA have decided to really crack down on it this year, so Alonso was penalised. Towards the end of the race, both Aston Martin and Mercedes, for whom George Russell was just behind Alonso, got word that the penalty might not have been served correctly. You cannot apply a penalty 35 laps after the pit stop. They had enough time to inform about the penalty. He gained nothing from this, perhaps a five-second [penalty] is too much. "Today, we didn't put on a good show for our fans. I don't have 15, I have 12," he said.

Fernando Alonso won the 100th podium of his Formula One career at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, but the result was only confirmed hours after the end of the race when officials reversed a 10-second penalty. The Spaniard was initially handed a ...

The result leaves Alonso third in the driver standings on 30 points behind Verstappen and Perez. “I am happy in the end with the result tonight and our second podium,” said Alonso. [said](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-to-issue-rule-clarification-ahead-of-australian-grand-prix-after-alonso.5FUrjmGaw3vY9vQ3tX3zmP.html) that a request to review the 10-second penalty was made in the final lap of the race and that the definition of “working on the car” will be clarified ahead of the Australian Grand Prix next month. “I was on the podium, I did pictures, I took the trophy, I celebrated with champagne and now I have apparently three points less – I don’t have 15, I have 12,” Alonso [Fernando Alonso](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/motorsport/fernando-alonso-formula-one-aston-martin-spt-intl/index.html) won the 100th podium of his Formula One career at the [Saudi Arabian Grand Prix](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/motorsport/sergio-perez-saudi-arabia-grand-prix-spt-intl/index.html) on Sunday, but the result was only confirmed hours after the end of the race when officials reversed a 10-second penalty. That meant the penalty had not been served correctly and Alonso was given a further 10-second sanction, promoting Mercedes driver George Russell to third place at the end of the race.