Fernando Alonso drops to 8th after being given a 20s time penalty for 'potentially dangerous' driving. The Stewards heard from both Alonso and Russell as well as their team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, telemetry, team radio, in-car video evidence and telemetry supplied by both teams. Russell crashed at the exit to Turn 6 on lap 57 while following the Aston Martin approximately 0.5 seconds behind as the cars approached Turn 6. Alonso explained to the stewards that he intended to approach Turn 6 differently, lifting earlier, and with less speed into the corner, to get a better exit. Russell explained to the stewards that from his perspective,...
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