![]() “There is simply over-regulation at the moment,” he said. Timo Glock, a former Formula 1 driver, told Sky Deutschland it is “only right” that Alonso got his podium back. But the FIA did everything a little bit wrong,” he told DAZN. “I don’t care because I was on the podium with the champagne, all of our sponsors on the podium, so it hurt me less. “I feel sorry for the fans,” Alonso added. And then if you wait until after the podium ceremony, then something is really wrong with the system,” said the former two-time champion. “It’s not good for the fans if it takes 35 laps to impose a penalty and inform the team about it. This open approach to reviewing and improving its processes is part of the FIA’s ongoing mission to regulate the sport fairly and transparently,” he added.Īlonso rolled his eyes at the entire affair, but he told Bild newspaper: “The FIA has not done a good job with this. “A clarification will then be published before the Australian GP. “This subject will be discussed at the next sporting advisory committee, which will take place on Thursday, March 23,” a spokesman for the Paris-based federation said. The Silverstone-based team hit back at the stewards, insisting there were numerous other cases in which a mechanic touched a car during a penalty but didn’t actually ‘work’ on the car.Īlonso’s podium was finally reinstated at 1.02am on Monday morning, and according to the French magazine L’Equipe the governing FIA is now promising to review the situation. The 41-year-old stood on the podium after the Jeddah street race, but was subsequently stripped of third place after an Aston Martin mechanic touched his car with a jack whilst serving a pitstop penalty. (GMM) The FIA has vowed to review its processes after the farcical handling of Fernando Alonso’s podium in Saudi Arabia.
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