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Masi responds to Alonso’s nationality comments

Michael Masi has firmly rebutted hints from Fernando Alonso that drivers receive differing levels of punishment based on their nationality. Alonso claimed that different rules are in place for different people in Formula 1, when making reference to Lando Norris crossing the white line on pit entry in Sochi, sliding across the wet tarmac on his dry tyres before making it to his pit box. However, Norris was not penalised for the incident – which people such as Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur felt is usually a cut-and-dry penalty in Formula 1. As a result, this led Alonso to hint at British bias from the stewards, saying afterwards: 'Let's see what nationality the driver is...
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