Alonso hit with €100 fine for breaching FIA rule at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix

Alonso hit with €100 fine for breaching FIA rule at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix

 

 

 

The Aston Martin driver was penalised for speeding in the pitlane.He exceeded the 80km/h speed limit by 0.1 km/h.Alonso’s fine – the equivalent of £87 – is unlikely to trouble his bank balance too greatly.FIA fines became a talking point earlier this month in Texas when the International Sporting Code was adjusted, allowing stewards to increase the maximum fine they dish out to a driver.F1 drivers can now be hit with fines up to €1 million, a figure that was criticised by many in the paddock including Toto Wolff who called for a “reality check” and claimed some drivers would not be able to pay it.But Alonso’s fine, for an infringement a long way down the list of severity, is at the total opposite end of the pay-scale.Lewis Hamilton was hit with the same €100 fine for also speeding in the pitlane earlier this season in Austria.Related ‘Lando Norris’ speed can compete with Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso’ Norris fires Aston Martin dig: ‘They’ve made the car slower with every upgrade…’ 

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