#f1 #fernandoalonso #saudiarabiangp<br />Fernando Alonso had a controversial penalty applied in Jeddah after the race - in fact, right after he’d been on the F1 podium at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. <br />It meant he had his trophy literally taken from his hands moments after the podium ceremony, and it was given to George Russell over in the TV interview area instead. <br />But a few hours later, it was Alonso’s once again, in a confusing situation that was F1’s first real penalty controversy of 2023.<br />Here’s what led to Alonso being penalised so late to begin with, and the bizarre rule contradiction that meant Aston Martin got the outcome overturned. <br />
