{"id":281349,"date":"2025-04-14T05:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/f1-clarifies-pitstop-penalties-after-fernando-alonso-confusion\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T05:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:43:13","slug":"f1-clarifies-pitstop-penalties-after-fernando-alonso-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/f1-clarifies-pitstop-penalties-after-fernando-alonso-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 clarifies pitstop penalties after Fernando Alonso confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"F1 clarifies pitstop penalties after Fernando Alonso confusion\" title=\"F1 clarifies pitstop penalties after Fernando Alonso confusion\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Formula One officials confirmed on Friday that teams can no longer touch their cars with jacks during penalty pitstops in the wake of the Fernando Alonso controversy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin driver Alonso was handed a five-second penalty for an error on the starting grid at Jeddah and then another for failing to serve it properly \u2013 the rear jack being in contact with his car before the five seconds were up.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>The additional penalty saw the twice world champion demoted to fourth from third but stewards later rowed back on the decision after Aston Martin successfully appealed against it, putting Alonso back on the podium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With teams banned from working on cars during penalty pitstops, the governing FIA issued a directive to clear up the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor clarity and until further notice, in this context the physical touching of the car or driver by hand, tools or equipment (including the front and rear jacks) during any such penalty will all be considered to constitute work,\u201d the FIA said.<\/p>\n<p>The directive follows an FIA decision to widen grid slots at Albert Park for Sunday\u2019s Australian Grand Prix after Esteban Ocon and Alonso were penalised for missing their marks in the season\u2019s first two races.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/motor-sport\/f1-clarifies-pitstop-penalties-after-fernando-alonso-confusion-8530332\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula One officials confirmed on Friday that teams can no longer touch their cars with jacks during penalty pitstops in the wake of the Fernando Alonso controversy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. 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