Fernando Alonso was found guilty of causing George Russell race-ending crash at 170mph on the penultimate lap of the Australian Grand Prix. Russell, who was uninjured, implied that he was possibly brake-tested by Aston Martin’s Alonso, while the stewards independently opened an investigation into the matter. The stewards found Alonso broke Article 33.4 of the FIA’s Sporting Code, which reads: ‘At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person.’. Alonso told the stewards that he approached the corner differently by lifting early and carrying less speed, but only to gain a better exit. The stewards’ verdict read: ‘Telemetry shows that Alonso lifted slightly more than 100m earlier than he ever had going into that corner during the race. However, the stewards could not definitively determine that Alonso’s strange manoeuvre was calculated to trigger Russell’ accident. ‘Should Alonso have the right to try a different approach to the corner? Should Alonso be responsible for dirty air, which ultimately caused the incident?

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