After the Australian GP ended, the echo of the race was the controversial penalty of driver Fernando Alonso for dangerous behavior.

At the recent Australian GP, ​​driver Fernando Alonso received a penalty that added 20 seconds to his record, causing him to fall from 6th to 8th place. Track supervisors said that Fernando Alonso had a driving behavior. The car is too slow, endangering other riders.

Specifically, in the last lap, when approaching corner 6, Fernando Alonso released the accelerator and brake 100 meters earlier, then accelerated and braked again, causing a low cornering speed. more than 37 km/h. Fernando Alonso’s actions are said to have caused George Russell’s car running behind to lose downforce when cornering, leading to loss of control and crashing into the barrier.

Alonso explained that he wanted to try a different approach in that area, entering the corner slowly to gain more speed out of the corner, in order to defend against George Russell who was attacking at the rear, but was not approved by the judges. racetrack approved.

What is worth noting here is that a driver being fined for similar behavior is unprecedented in F1, and perhaps if George Russell had not had an accident, no fine would have been given. Also, because in this race, Nico Hulkenberg also had an early braking situation to defend against Alexander Albon, but no investigation was opened afterward.