FIA official hits out at ‘unfair and excessive’ Fernando Alonso penalty
03/27/2024
Spanish FIA figure Joaquín Verdegay has slammed the severe penalty issued to Fernando Alonso at the Australian Grand Prix, while claiming a lack of consistency in decisions.
Alonso hit with a drive-through penalty, converted to 20 seconds, plus three points on his FIA Super Licence.
“Alonso doesn’t brake, he just lifts. He touches the brake with his foot, but the reduction in speed resulting from this is less than that of lifting his foot off the accelerator. It is a minimal reduction. Here I wonder where the limit is, you have to be very clear about it. One per cent speed loss is okay and two per cent is exaggerated? This line is not written and here we are not talking about legality, but about justice.
“I don’t know where the line is. I don’t think the penalty is fair.”
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-of...ian-gp-penalty
This is the kind of stuff that damages the sport. Fans pay to see racing and not political gamesmanship.
