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During the penultimate lap of the Australian Grand Prix, an incident involving Fernando Alonso and George Russell led to Russell crashing out. Both drivers were summoned by the FIA stewards to investigate the matter. Alonso was later penalized with a 20-second penalty, demoting him to eighth place for what was described as 'potentially DANGEROUS driving' due to an 'unusual manoeuvre'. Alonso expressed his disappointment, disputing the 20s penalty and insisting that his racing was hard but fair, and not dangerous. This event marked a challenging day for Mercedes, experiencing their first double DNF since Austria 2018, and raised questions about Toto Wolff's leadership following Lewis Hamilton's worst start to a season.
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Everything you missed from a chaotic Australian Grand Prix 📝
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Unseen footage shows horrifying George Russell crash as Mercedes driver screams at team on radio https://t.co/33FYBsBM0c
"That's what any racing driver would do, and I didn't feel it was dangerous." A disappointed Alonso disagrees with the penalty he was given in the Australian GP. #F1 https://t.co/bhbr18Pmin
🗣️ "It’s disappointing to get a penalty from the stewards for what was hard but fair racing" Fernando Alonso has disputed the 20s penalty he picked up for his role in George Russell's crash in the #F1 #AusGP ⬇️ https://t.co/518zkeQe1n
"It was surprising to see him drop to P8 with the post-race penalty, but we have to accept the decision. This will not distract from a positive day." Hear more from Mike Krack, @lance_stroll and @alo_oficial in the Debrief, by @aramco. ⬇️
It wasn't an ideal day for the Mercedes camp at the #AusGP as they had their first double DNF since Austria 2018 😔 https://t.co/TdnAU9QI2E
Toto Wolff admitted it was a “fair question” whether he remained the right person to lead Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton’s worst ever start to a season was confirmed at the Australian Grand Prix - by @PhilDuncanF1 https://t.co/3OewHfrHFX
Formula 1 fans filmed jumping for joy after Max Verstappen's Australian GP retirement https://t.co/BF6TS33l6N
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Listen to George Russell's full team radio after his late crash at the Australian Grand Prix 📻 https://t.co/6Ldtpm7Edh
Fernando Alonso handed 20-second penalty and demoted to eighth place for 'potentially DANGEROUS driving' after 'unusual manoeuvre' which led to George Russell crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix https://t.co/iNRbLHlaij https://t.co/CPAkhgGqZY
Fernando Alonso slapped with punishment after George Russell's horror crash at Australian Grand Prix https://t.co/FJEGz6iVst
British star George Russell has a HUGE crash on the last lap of the Australian Grand Prix as chaos hits race and stewards launch investigation https://t.co/xrLd8VeOT5 https://t.co/dbq6Vvt0EU
George Russell has MASSIVE crash at Australian Grand Prix after Alonso duel as race chiefs set to launch investigation #AustralianGP https://t.co/uKn5kCYgbW https://t.co/ca3dOgKQy0
George Russell and Fernando Alonso will face the FIA stewards after the Mercedes driver crashed on the penultimate lap of the #F1 #AustralianGP and called the incident "bizarre". Full story here⬇️ https://t.co/rIBLImi9QH
"It's interesting that we've been called to the stewards" 💬 George Russell reacts to his final lap crash with both him and Fernando Alonso off to see the stewards 👇 https://t.co/QYlzVDGepu
🗣 "I was focusing on front of me, not behind" Fernando Alonso responds to the news he is under investigation by the stewards for the incident that caused George Russell to crash out on the final lap in Melbourne 👇 https://t.co/Ug6yqxAhZX