The evidence that damned Alonso in Russell’s Australian GP crash

Summary by Krater

An analysis of the stewards' penalty against Fernando Alonso for dangerous driving during the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, examining telemetry and Alonso's defense.

From the video

Answers: Why did Fernando Alonso get a penalty at the Australian GP?

• Fernando Alonso penalty
• George Russell crash
• F1 telemetry analysis
• Turn 6 Albert Park
• Steward decision F1

What it concludes

• Alonso lifted off the throttle more than 100 meters earlier than normal approaching Turn 6, which caught Russell by surprise and caused his crash.
• The stewards ruled that Alonso's unusual and extraordinary driving maneuvers met the threshold for an aggravating circumstance rather than a simple mistake.
• Alonso received a 20-second post-race time penalty that dropped him from sixth to eighth place in the race classification.