Apr.5 Many of Fernando Alonso's rivals at Suzuka were planning an awkward official drivers' briefing for the two-time champion. George Russell says he bumped into the Spaniard in a coffee shop last week following their incident and his big crash in Melbourne – after stewards penalised Alonso for what many are calling a clear case of an illegal and dangerous move. 'Did you brake test him there or not?' Max Verstappen joked to Russell on Thursday. Some drivers, however, sided with 42-year-old Alonso. 'What Fernando did was strange and extreme,' said Lando Norris, 'but I don't think it even came close to being considered a brake test.' Alonso's friend and countryman Carlos Sainz,...
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