Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but, thanks once again to another FIA mess, the big story after the race was all about who would be awarded third place.
Fernando Alonso was in that position on the track and even collected the trophy on the podium. But pretty much as soon as the champagne spraying was over he was brought crashing back down to earth – he would have to wait, he was told, for that 100th career podium finish.
Footage suggested he had not properly served an in-race time penalty because an Aston Martin mechanic touched his car with a jack while he was doing so. And so the stewards added 10 seconds to his finish time, knocking him down a place.
