Alonso thinks FIA won’t change opinion on Verstappen-Hamilton incident

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso doesn’t believe the stewards will change their opinion on the controversial incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team.
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team.
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Verstappen’s robust defence against Hamilton at Interlagos on Lap 48 was initially noted by race director Michael Masi, but it wasn’t referred to the ﷽stewards for a fu🐎ll investigation.

After the race, it was revealed that the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:FIA didn’t have full access to a front🌼-facing camera on Verstappen’s Red Bull meaning it couldn’t assess the incident properl💞y.

On Tuesday, footage from Verstappen’s car was finally released by F1 on its various digital platforms leading 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes to announce later that day that it wou💝ld be formally requesting a review of the incident.

A hearing is set to take place at 5pm local time (2pm GMT) with a Mercedes reꦇpresentative along with three witnesses summoned to the video meeting.

Ahe☂ad of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, Alonso was asked to give ℱhis view on the incident between F1’s two title rivals.

Despite still not seeing Verstappen’s defensive manoeuvre, Alonso suspects the st꧋ewards will not budge on their initial opinion.

“I came from Brazil straight here and I was in the gym and on the beach all these days so I had no opportu🌱nity [to watch the incident],” Alonso said in the pre-race pღress conference.

“Even if I look honestly, I know that here there is hearing or soꦰmething today. I will not have an opinion because it’s very different from time to time and I don’t know exactly what happened. I guess it will be an incident that is from the past race, nothing should happen now. I don’t know exactly if it was too bad.

“The stewards, they considered that it was no penalty there, it wi💮ll not be a penalty I guess now.”

As it stands, Verstappen has a 14-point gap over Hamilton wit✱h three rounds remaining.

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