MIAMI – Fernando Alonso accused Formulation One stewards of bias in opposition to the Spanish drivers after Lewis Hamilton escaped punishment for his involvement in an incident on the primary lap of Saturday’s Miami dash race.
In a multi-car collision in Saturday’s dash race, Alonso collided together with his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll on the first nook shortly earlier than Hamilton arrived on the within and collided with Alonso.
Alonso blamed Hamilton for 2 collisions. He mentioned he needed to depart area inside for the Mercedes driver and made contact with Stroll, who then collided with Lando Norris.
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“I’ve to open a spot as a result of Hamilton was coming from the within with out management of the automobile, so if I do this I’ll undoubtedly get a penalty,” Alonso mentioned.
However the Spaniard added immediately after the dash race that he didn’t anticipate Hamilton to be penalized.
“They in all probability will not resolve something as a result of he is not Spanish. However I believe he spoiled the race for a couple of individuals.”
Later within the day, when requested if he actually felt nationality influenced stewards’ selections, he added: “I really feel nationality issues and I’ll converse to Mohammed (Ben Sulay, FIA president), the FIA, no matter it’s.
“I’ve to ensure that there may be nothing mistaken with my nationality or something that may affect any determination, not just for me and for the long run technology of Spanish riders who should be protected.”
The feedback comply with Aston Martin’s determination to problem the penalty given to Alonso through the Chinese language Grand Prix dash race for his conflict with Spaniard Carlos Sainz.
The FIA has not but mentioned whether or not Aston Martin’s proper of assessment petition has been accepted.
