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The last chapter of the rivalry between
Sebastian Vettel
and
Fernando Alonso
was resolved yesterday at the Red Bull Ring after more than three hours of deliberations by the stewards. Finally, the four-time world champion was punished with three penalty spots on the grid and one point on his license for hindering the Spaniard during his last lap of the qualifying session.
Oddly enough, a few minutes earlier, Alonso himself had blamed the Aston Martin driver, who was celebrating his 34th birthday yesterday. "I don't think
Seb
did anything wrong, because two cars in front of him had already slowed down. Sometimes you have to slow down just for that," admitted the Alpine leader, who was hampered on the penultimate corner of the circuit as he hurried his last attempt in Q2.
Without mentioning them, Alonso was referring to
Carlos Sainz
and
Valtteri Bottas
, the other two protagonists of the controversy, who also had to explain their version of events to the commissioners. Finally, neither the Spanish nor the Finnish received any punishment. In that long line of those involved, there were also
Lance Stroll
,
Daniel Ricciardo
,
Lewis Hamilton
,
George Russell
and
Sergio Pérez
, who were not even summoned by the stewards.
"I saw Fernando through the mirrors and my team told me on the radio. I tried to get out of his line, but he couldn't disappear. I don't know what I should have done differently," Vettel explained before his appearance before the FIA. "Everyone overtook and slowed down in the area where we had agreed that it could not be," added the German, referring to the express prohibition that
Michael Masi
, race director, had established hours before the qualifying session.
The null respect for that directive did seem to turn Alonso on, very critical of the recent decisions of the International Federation (FIA).
"In the 'top' category of motorsport you can't see 10 cars waiting at 5 km / h before starting their lap. You have to be tougher with penalties. This is the consequence of being too soft," commented Alonso during his subsequent appearance before the media.
"In my opinion, that is a penalty for 12 cars. Also for
Seb
, who did not let me pass, but what happens with the other 11 cars, if it is written that they cannot do that?", The Alpine driver wondered. , relegated to fourteenth place on the grid.
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