BREAKING: Fernando Alonso's 100th podium is reinstated! What an emotional rollercoaster that was. F1 SaudiArabianGP
Alonso had crossed the line third in Jeddah on Sunday, but after serving a five-second time penalty in the pits for failing to line up in his pit box correctly on the start line, the FIA opened a further investigation into the Aston Martin driver after its Remote Operations Centre in Geneva reported that Alonso’s rear jack operator had touched the back of his car before five seconds had elapsed – meaning the penalty had not been served properly.
In a decision document published after the race, the FIA believed Alonso’s car to have been touched, meaning it had been “worked” on as per the rules agreed to by the teams, and a 10-second penalty was his punishment – dropping the Aston Martin driver down to fourth place and taking away his 100th career podium finish, promoting George Russell into the top three in his place.
“The Stewards were shown video evidence of how Car 14 served the penalty by the Race Director and the Sporting Director,” read the FIA’s statement. “They stated that what was agreed at the SAC meetings with the teams was that no part of the car could be touched while a penalty was being served as this would constitute working on the car.
“In this case, it was clear, that the car was touched by the rear jack. Based on the representation made to the Stewards that there was an agreed position that touching the car would amount to “working” on the car, the Stewards decided to impose a penalty.”
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