News Details

Alonso blasts FIA's 'random rules' after Raikkonen call

An unhappy Fernando Alonso took exception with a call made by the stewards in Sunday's US Grand Prix, insisting Kimi Raikkonen should have been ordered to give back a position the Finn had gained by running off the track at Turn 1. Alonso and Raikkonen were battling for position on lap 16 when the pair entered COTA's Turn 1 side-by-side, with the Alpine driver on the outside. Alonso's momentum ran the Alfa charger wide on the exit, but Raikkonen nevertheless got a run on the Spaniard and passed him. In a race where several drivers were ordered to give back a position gained after putting all four wheels off the track, Raikkonen was not ordered to do so, a decision that baffled Alonso....
Full Story »
3y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Berger: Mercedes and Van der Linde damaged DTM

What should have been a grand finale for a superb DTM season run for the...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

United States Grand Prix team boss press conference

Full transcript from the FIA hosted Friday press conference on day one of...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

‘There Are Unspoken Rules': Nikita Mazepin...

Nikita Mazepin has said he is surprised by the “standard of...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Austin FP1: Bottas first as Mercedes fires early...

Formula 1 was back to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, for the 2021...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia ‘not in MotoGP to finish...

Francesco Bagnaia says he is "not here to finish third" after a...

How lessons from Francesco Bagnaia aided Ai Ogura's...

Ai Ogura says shadowing two-time world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar St. Petersburg – Race Results

The first race of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season took place on Sunday...

Radio troubles hindered Scott Dixon’s strategy in...

Scott Dixon finished in second place for the opening round of IndyCar’s...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Benjamin Sesko: Premier League club 'have little...

Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko is one of the most sought-after strikers in...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal midfielder on £200k per week emerges as a...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is looking to revamp his midfield in the...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Potential Pep Guardiola successor 'identified' as Man...

Manchester City are reportedly among the leading European clubs keeping...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.