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Start | Penalty for Alonso after mega-start in Jeddah, Perez loses out

19 March 2023 at 17:19
  • GPblog.com

Sergio Perez didn't get off the line well in the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. The pole-sitter lost out to Fernando Alonso, but the Spanish driver picked up a penalty for an issue in the grid box. 

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While Verstappen managed to keep his Red Bull car out of trouble, Fernando Alonso made a mega-start. In the process, he outsmarted Sergio Perez, who lost the lead to the 41-year-old Spaniard. Not long after, however, his Aston Martin was found to be out of place at the start, which earned Alonso a five-second time penalty.