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Alonso escapes punishment after ‘best Saturday of the year’

Fernando Alonso escaped punishment for setting a personal best lap time despite double waved yellow flags and will start the Turkish Grand Prix from sixth on the grid. The stewards summoned Alonso as he set a quick lap early in Q1 having passed a section of double waved yellow flags. However, after an investigation the stewards opted to take no further action, stating Alonso had abided by the rules by slowing significantly and waiting until the next lap to try and set a representative time. 'Taking into account the fact that the yellow flag situation occurred at the time the driver started his first timed lap of the session and noting that the driver was fully convinced that he did not set...
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