28
Oct
2022
“Justice prevailed” on Alonso F1 mirror penalty
Alonso was originally given a post-race 30-second time penalty after a protest by Haas that claimed the Spaniard’s car was in a dangerous condition after he drove for many laps with a flapping right mirror, and then finished the race with no rear visibility after it came loose and fell off.
Haas also protested the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, which ran for six laps with a damaged endplate that eventually flew off.
The Haas protests were sparked by frustration after…