Power unit issue prompted “too many risks” with Qatar F1 track limits

The Alpine driver picked up three five-second penalties for track limits offences over the course of the race.

He took the first at a pit stop, while the others were added to his race time, leaving him in 12th place behind the also penalised Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll.

“It wasn’t a good day,” said the Frenchman when asked by Autosport about his difficult race. “I made too many mistakes with the track limits, and it cost me 15…