![]() There were obviously different recollections of the outcome of those discussions but it's pretty clear that gently bumping into the front jack is all part of an F1 car arriving into its service zone. Inevitably in previous team meetings this issue, whether positioning jacks constituted 'working on the car', had been discussed. This was pointed out to race control - presumably by Mercedes - as an infraction of the rules. The third-place trophy would be Fernando's, but only after a couple of rounds of 'pass the parcel'.Īs he served his penalty in the pit lane, the rear jack was casually put into place ready to service the car at the end of the five seconds. He had no hope of holding off the ever-advancing Verstappen, who benefitted dramatically from the Safety Car. Sky F1's Ted Kravitz explains the procedure which saw Fernando Alonso reinstated to the podium after having initially been demotedįernando looked favourite to win division two and the final podium spot despite using more tyre life to impressively hold on to Perez in front of him. ![]() The actual camera angles suggested otherwise… Stroll did a fine job of parking in a service road and the Safety Car was not actually needed, but apparently, the GPS in race control said he was still on track. He was able to serve that during a Safety Car pit stop, ironically deployed when the sister Aston Martin in the hands of Lance Stroll broke down on track. After briefly leading the race, Fernando did a sterling job in building enough of a gap to George Russell's Mercedes, which was running in third at that time, to negate the five-second penalty he had received for his sloppy car positioning. Fernando has always wanted to sit low in cars for better centre of gravity and air box airflow, and basically can't see out of the Aston Martin at parking speeds. There was drama in the race even before the lights went out as front-row man Alonso parked slightly left of his grid slot. ![]() Add in Audi (currently Sauber Alfa Romeo) on a major recruitment crusade ready for 2026 and, despite the cost cap, it's a seller's market for people who know how a Formula One team and car really works. I've rarely witnessed such a broad challenge across so many teams and they'll be looking to hire experienced talent from other teams, who are themselves still feverishly protecting the people they already have under contract and collecting up other talents. Red Bull's dominant speed has put many teams and their key personnel under big pressure, not least Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren. Martin Brundle bumps into Hollywood star Will Smith on his grid walk ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ![]()
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