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Alonso under investigation for ignoring yellow flags in Q1
Fernando Alonso is under investigation for allegedly ignoring yellow flags during Q1 at the Turkish Grand Prix.
The incident was at the very start of qualifying, with Alonso summoned to the stewards for allegedly "not respecting double waved yellow flags at 15:03.” With that time being just three minutes into Q1, it was at a point when a number of cars were sliding off track or spinning in low grip conditions, with the entire field running slicks on a damp track due to the threat of further rain.
Alonso’s trip to the stewards comes after he provisionally qualified sixth on the grid at Istanbul Park, and will be promoted one position as a result of Lewis Hamilton’s power unit penalty.
Earlier this week, Alonso was critical of the FIA stewarding, hinting he believed drivers of certain nationalities get preferential treatment after Lando Norris escaped penalty for sliding across the pit entry line in wet conditions late in the Russian Grand Prix.
Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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