© XPB  Phillip van Osten 05/05/2024 at 09:4305/05/2024 at 09:43 The FIA has dismissed the Aston Martin F1 team’s request for a right of review of Fernando Alonso’s 10-second penalty in the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint event. Alonso was hit with the sanction following an incident with Carlos Sainz that occurred in the closing stages of the short-form Saturday race. The two drivers were battling for third place when contact ensued at Turn 9 when Alonso attempted an ambitious inside pass on the Ferrari driver. While the time penalty didn't affect the Aston Martin driver’s finishing position due to a subsequent puncture and retirement, the three penalty points added to his super...
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