Fernando Alonso

Positioned directly behind Oscar Piastri, Alonso's Aston Martin moved at the Baku start after Piastri himself anticipated the lights going out. Alonso received a five-second penalty for a false start.

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While Russell pursued him at high speed in Melbourne, Alonso braked markedly earlier than on previous laps before Turn 6. Russell subsequently lost control and crashed. The stewards did not establish that Alonso had intended to cause the crash, but deemed his driving potentially dangerous and imposed twenty seconds and three penalty points.

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While fighting for third place in the Shanghai Sprint, Alonso and Carlos Sainz made contact at Turn 9. The stewards found Alonso responsible for the collision and imposed ten seconds and three penalty points.

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Alonso received a five-second penalty for starting outside his grid box at the Saudi Arabian GP. After the race, a second ten-second penalty briefly deprived him of his 100th podium because a jack had touched the car too early while the first penalty was being served.

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In the closing laps in Montreal, Alonso changed direction more than once on a straight while defending against Valtteri Bottas. The stewards imposed a five-second penalty, dropping him from seventh to ninth.

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Frustrated by the lack of power from McLaren's Honda engine at Suzuka, Alonso declared 'GP2 engine' over the radio and called the situation embarrassing. The worldwide broadcast at Honda's home circuit became one of the symbols of the McLaren–Honda crisis.

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Alonso won the 2008 Singapore GP after a deliberate crash by teammate Nelson Piquet Jr., arranged with Renault officials, triggered a Safety Car at a favourable moment for his strategy. When the manipulation was exposed in 2009, whether Alonso could have known about the plan became subject to official examination.

Amid intense internal rivalry at McLaren, Alonso remained stationary in his pit box despite the signal to leave, preventing Hamilton from having enough time for a final flying lap. The stewards stripped him of pole position by imposing a five-place grid penalty.

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In the industrial espionage case involving McLaren and Ferrari, the FIA investigation uncovered emails between drivers concerning Ferrari technical information. Alonso cooperated with investigators after the FIA offered immunity to drivers in exchange for evidence. McLaren was heavily sanctioned, but Alonso received no individual penalty.

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