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Fernando Alonso's joy has turned to heartbreak in an instant in Jeddah on Monday morning (AEDT) after being stripped of his 100th podium finish for failing ...

While the stewards’ decision was made on the basis that the teams had previously agreed that “no part of the car could be touched while a penalty was being served as this would constitute working on the car,” Aston Martin claimed in their appeal that this was incorrect, and that simply touching the car of itself, including with a jack, did not constitute “working” on the car for the purposes of the Sporting Regulations. Teams have a a right of review of sporting decisions, and a clearly agitated Aston Martin submitted a letter to the stewards appealing the decision to give Alonso the additional 10-second penalty. With a similar incident happening to Alpine’s Estaban Ocon in Bahrain in the first race of the season, the precedent had been well established for Alonso to be handed an additional 10-second time penalty, dropping him from P3 to P4. The pace of the Aston Martin kept Alonso in a strong position for the rest of the race, coming home third behind a victorious Sergio Perez, as well as a surging Max Verstappen who charged from 15th on the grid to second. It was, however, short-lived, with Alonso handed a 5-second time penalty for lining up outside of his grid box, ending up about half a tyre’s width to the left of his P2 spot. The F1 world is in a frenzy after Fernando Alonso had his milestone 100th podium stripped from him, only to have it returned to him on appeal.

Fernando Alonso criticised Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stewards on Sunday for a 10-second post-race penalty that denied him a 100th career podium in Formula ...

"I am happy in the end with the result tonight and our second podium. They had enough time to really inform about the penalty. If I knew that, maybe I open 11 seconds to the car behind. without being penalised." Today we didn't put on a good show, I think, for our fans. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Mercedes driver George Russell was left feeling satisfied with the performance he delivered across the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, though admitted ...

“But clearly, we have made some small steps compared to Bahrain. “To be honest, [it was] not really [expected]. “P4 for me, it’s been probably one of my strongest weekends in F1.

Does Formula 1 have a championship fight on its hands? The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was yet another dominant performance from Red Bull Racing, ...

But even without the early stops it would have been difficult to see the papaya cars in the top 10 judging by their race pace. we thought in race trim we were going to be okay. The marshals barely had to wheel it behind the barrier. “We need to see why. It left Jeddah with the wind fully out of its sails. That’s what I’m out there for, to learn at the moment. Aston Martin’s story this season isn’t how many podiums Alonso will collect — and he seems likely to collect quite a few. Alonso was slapped with a five-second penalty for starting the race outside his grid box. “It doesn’t hurt much to be honest,” he said. He took the flag 5.3 seconds adrift, a negligible improvement after 25 laps of racing. It’s not a total surprise to see him in good form. Fernando Alonso was almost as happy as Perez despite being demoted from third to fourth.

Fernando Alonso's 100th career podium finish in Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has been reinstated after his Aston Martin squad won a right to review.

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Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, leading home a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of a charging Max Verstappen. Charles Bradley.

[PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-mercedes-is-fronting-up-to-its-f1-mistakes-too-much/10443162/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-a-mercedes-u-turn-couldnt-deny-saubers-f1-debut-surprise/10443408/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/testing-times-for-vasseur-but-the-true-challenge-at-ferrari-is-about-to-come/10444082/) Hamilton used his fresh mediums to outdrag Sainz from the exit of Turn 1 to pick up fifth. Verstappen breezed past Russell into the final corner, so had just Alonso between him and Perez, who was 5s up the road. Leclerc pitted on Lap 17, allowing Verstappen free passage to fourth, and rejoined ahead of Stroll too, who’d struggled to get back up to speed. [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/1278/), the only driver in the top 10 to start on hard tyres, dropped to seventh in his Mercedes. Sainz pitted two laps later, also taking hards but overcutting Stroll. Verstappen gained two spots on the opening lap, aided by [Oscar Piastri](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/oscar-piastri/828689/) needing a new front wing on his [McLaren](https://www.motorsport.com/team/mclaren/10/) after a first corner clash with an [Alpine](https://www.motorsport.com/team/alpine/24858/). Verstappen jumped to sixth as he DRS-ed past Ocon and Stroll pitted on Lap 14. Leclerc and Verstappen were up to seventh and ninth respectively by Lap 10. He quickly picked off those in front to sit behind Perez by half distance.

Max Verstappen is facing some competition just two races into the F1 season and his dad isn't happy about it.

[March 19, 2023] Jos Verstappen blanking Checo while all around him celebrate - how rude and unsportsmanlike. [#SaudiArabianGP] [March 19, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/eeEoAn2xuK] [March 19, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/R8vXNNQ4Cw] [March 19, 2023]

Known as a fierce competitor, Verstappen finished behind his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez who led from start to finish to claim his fifth career win. However ...

“No wonder Max is such a self centered and awful human. Another fan added: “Jos Verstappen blanking Checo while all around him celebrate - how rude and unsportsmanlike. Jos stood among the Red Bull team as Perez was being congratulated. Second place isn’t good enough, clearly,” vented a fan. “Of course I recovered for second which is good and in general everyone in the team is happy but personally I’m not happy because I’m not here to be second,” Verstappen said post-race. However for Verstappen’s father, second place did not seem good enough for his son.

Formula 1 racer Oscar Piastri has claimed his first win over teammate Lando Norris, surviving 49 laps on one set of tyres at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ...

"[It's] nice to get a bit of experience and some race craft there at the end. "After the first lap, it was always going to be tough, so the last couple of laps were a bit of entertainment, which is nice. Piastri, who had a set of hard tyres put on his car during the pit stop, completed the rest of the race on that set while others were given fresher tyres later on.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were jostling with each other when McLaren issued an order for them to follow.

Time to get our season back on track in Australia.” Lewis Hamilton was fifth for Mercedes with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in sixth and seventh respectively. The 21-year-old endured a disastrous start to the race. “Made it too difficult to turn things around. He has 44 points, Perez 43 and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso 27. Coming from eighth on the grid, Piastri had to pit in the opening lap of the race after sustaining damage to his front wing.

Oscar Piastri has made a major statement early in his F1 career, beating McLaren teammate Lando Norris at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Monday morning ...

17) Lando Norris (McLaren) 15) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 12) Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 10) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 7) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4) George Russell (Mercedes)

Two races gone and the verdict is already in — Daniel Ricciardo leaving McLaren was a masterstroke.

They could use the good vibes of Daniel Ricciardo right about now.— Randip Janda (@RandipJanda) The real winner is Daniel Ricciardo getting a load of cash out of that team before it crashed and burned. Feel bad for Piastri in many ways looking at that Alpine. Again, the winner here is Daniel Ricciardo.— VF1ðŸ (@TheVFCastro) [March 19, 2023] This is insane.