Fernando Alonso will keep his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium after an appeal from his Aston Martin team and despite the FIA briefly doubling down on the penalty awarded to the Spaniard.
Alonso crossed the finish line third in the race and took to the podium to collect his trophy. But it was soon taken away from him after footage emerged which appeared to show him not properly serving a time-penalty, and a punishment was handed out by the stewards.
George Russell was promoted to third place, but Aston Martin exercised their right to appeal. After discussions behind the scenes, Alonso's 10-second penalty has been rescinded and the 41-year-old has his 100th career Formula 1 podium after all.
