F1 will have “huge problem” if Austin penalty is upheld

Alonso was handed a 30-second post-race penalty at Austin last weekend as the stewards decided his car had been running in an unsafe condition due to damage sustained in his airborne crash with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll – specifically his right-side wing mirror moving around before later falling off.

The penalty dropped him from seventh to 15th in the final classification and nullified his sterling drive back from running last after the crash.

This followed…