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Alonso critical of FIA stewards after 'strange' penalty
Fernando Alonso has told the FIA it must get its priorities in order to ensure Formula 1 remains popular, after the Spaniard was given a "strange" penalty for an opening lap clash. The McLaren driver made contact with Pastor Maldonado, ending the Lotus drivers race, but Alonso believes it was the fault of Sauber's Felipe Nasr who he made contact with prior to the Maldonado clash. He was handed a drive-through penalty and two penalty points by the stewards. Speaking after the race, Alonso called on the FIA to use more common sense, believing stupid penalties are hurting the sports popularity. "It's FIA things. We see the grandstands half empty on this circuit and...
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