Fernando Alonso received a penalty after the finish. He is downgraded to 11th place in the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso is excluded from the top 10 after having been penalized twice and scores no points in this Miami Grand Prix.
The Spaniard was first deemed at fault by race management, on his clash with Pierre Gasly. It was for this first error in judgment that he received a 5 second penalty :
» It was very, very far off braking.“said the Frenchman at the microphone of Canal+ after the race.
Contact between Gasly and Alonso! ? #MiamiGP ?? ▶️ https://t.co/7plkVVVyS3 pic.twitter.com/FzcQ4PeZAj
— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) May 8, 2022
Later in the event, the field was tightened by the intervention of the safety car. On the restart, Fernando Alonso made his second gap in going out of bounds and gaining a time advantage on his opponents. The race direction judged the action after the end of the race. He is once again at fault. The Astrurian Bull receives a second penalty of 5 seconds and slips to 11th place of the final classification of the race.
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