Fernando Alonso earned a podium, had it taken away, then it was his again. Here's why it played out as it did... F1 SaudiArabianGP
Why the FIA stripped Fernando Alonso’s Jeddah podium…then gave it back three hours laterFernando Alonso has been reinstated in third place at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, having been given a post-race time penalty that dropped him to fourth.
However, shortly after that celebration, word came through that Alonso had been given a 10-second time penalty and, as a result, dropped to fourth place behind Mercedes’ George Russell. The crux of the issue is on some contentious wording in the FIA’s Sporting Regulations, with Alonso’s time penalty awarded due to an initial earlier penalty.
Alonso came in on Lap 18 under the Safety Car, serving the five-second time penalty and resuming the race en route to his third place on-the-road finish. But the stewards decided that Alonso had not correctly served the initial penalty, which is why a second penalty was handed out.Article 54.
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