Fernando Alonso has had his seventh-place finish at last weekend’s US Grand Prix reinstated after Alpine successfully overturned his penalty.
The two-time Formula 1 World Championship was demoted out of the points following the conclusion of the race after picking up a 30-second penalty. That dropped him from seventh to 15th out in Austin with stewards upholding a protest from the Haas team despite it being sent in after the permitted time limit.
Haas had submitted their protest 54 minutes after the normal 30-minute deadline as they objected to Alonso and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who finished fourth, being allowed to continue racing after damage sustained in collisions. Stewards had rejected the protest against Red Bull but upheld the one against Alonso, resulting in his penalty.
