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FIA promise review after Alonso podium debacle

Mar.21 The FIA has vowed to review its processes after the farcical handling of Fernando Alonso's podium in Saudi Arabia. The 41-year-old stood on the podium after the Jeddah street race, but was subsequently stripped of third place after an Aston Martin mechanic touched his car with a jack whilst serving a pitstop penalty. The Silverstone based team hit back at the stewards, insisting there were numerous other cases in which a mechanic touched a car during a penalty but didn't actually ‘work' on the car. Alonso's podium was finally reinstated at 1.02am on Monday morning, and according to the French magazine L'Equipe the governing FIA is now promising to review the situation. 'This...
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