Fernando Alonso received a 20-second penalty following George Russell’s crash on the final lap.
Bernie Ecclestone [L] Fernando Alonso [R] (images via IMAGO)
The recent race in the 2024 F1 season was filled with excitement. The Grand Prix saw a Ferrari 1-2 victory, with emerging as the winner. Unfortunately, Max Verstappen had to retire from the race. However, controversy arose when Alonso’s crash on the last lap resulted in a penalty. Former F1 team owner, , has now recalled Alonso’s frustrations regarding post-race penalties.
After the race, Alonso was given a 20-second time penalty, causing him to drop to eighth place. expressed his dissatisfaction with post-race penalties, stating that it always upsets him when drivers are penalized after the race. He attributed Alonso’s frustration to the impact it had on his race classification.
Additionally, Jordan revealed that strongly disliked such decisions. The 76-year-old claimed that this was Ecclestone’s biggest annoyance. In fact, the 93-year-old would instruct stewards to delay the classification by an hour after the race to ensure different results.
Eddie Jordan believed that such penalties were unfair to viewers and everyone in the paddock. Ecclestone shared the same sentiment, stating that these decisions only served to confuse the entire grid about the race results.
Instead of imposing time penalties after the race, Jordan suggested that race control could enforce grid penalties for the next round of the season. He emphasized that Alonso’s race position should not have been taken away and labeled the penalty as nonsensical.
The 76-year-old was furious about the time penalty and criticized Formula 1 for allowing such decisions. Jordan firmly believed that race results should remain as they are, with penalties being imposed in the future.
Eddie Jordan expressed his anger over Fernando Alonso’s time penalty at the . The two-time world champion suffered a loss of crucial points for Aston Martin due to the stewards’ post-race decision. It remains to be seen if race control will reconsider the nature of penalties imposed after the race.