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Alonso will raise F1 penalty bias concerns with FIA president
Sun 05, May, 2024
Source: The Race

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso reckons the Miami Grand Prix weekend has provided an example of how he believes "nationality matters" in F1 investigation outcomes - and says he will raise his concerns with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Alonso, who loudly objected this year to penalties he received in the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix sprint, indicated he felt singled out in the aftermath of Lewis Hamilton escaping without sanction after an opening-lap clash in the Miami sprint.

Hamilton dived down the inside of Turn 1 and, in taking avoiding action, Alonso collided with team-mate Lance Stroll, who was turning in from the outside.

The resulting chain reaction led to the retirements of Stroll and McLaren's Lando Norris, while Alonso himself and Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate George Russell were two other drivers whose races were obviously compromised.