Alpine boss, Laurent Rossi has questioned the second time penalty meted out to Fernando Alonso on Sunday which was to cost the Spaniard a point-scoring finish. Though he finished ninth on the road, Alonso, who had previously been given a 5s time penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly, was given a second for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. On Lap 53, the Alpine driver had cut the Turn 14 chicane which in the process increased the gap to the pursuing Haas of Mick Schumacher, thereby putting the Spaniard out of DRS range. Having reviewed the video and GPS data evidence the stewards deemed that Alonso had gained a lasting advantage by leaving the track and thereby handed...
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