"Fifth place is fantastic, but I thought I could be fourth because I saw Charles change line three times when he was defending against Lewis. I did it twice in Canada and got a penalty," Alonso told
AS. The two-time world champion received a five-second time penalty, falling from seventh to ninth as a result.
Alonso has a bit of a love-hate relationship with the race committee in
Formula 1 in 2022. The Spaniard put the stewards through the wringer after the Miami Grand Prix and was called to a meeting with
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. In the end he received no punishment despite his firm statements. Alonso also confessed he may not have handled it well.
Alonso's fifth place scored ten points for the World Championship. The number ten in the World Championship was plagued by bad luck at the start, but now stands on 28 points. Teammate
Esteban Ocon still has slightly more with 39, but the momentum is clearly with Alonso.