Alonso thinks FIA won’t change opinion on Verstappen-Hamilton incident

Alonso thinks FIA won’t change opinion on Verstappen-Hamilton incident

 

 

 
Verstappen’s robust defence against Hamilton at Interlagos on Lap 48 was initially noted by race director Michael Masi, but it wasn’t referred to the stewards for a full investigation.After the race, it was revealed that the FIA didn’t have full access to a front-facing camera on Verstappen’s Red Bull meaning it couldn’t assess the incident properly.”ad_On Tuesday, footage from Verstappen’s car was finally released by F1 on its various digital platforms leading Mercedes to announce later that day that it would be formally requesting a review of the incident.A hearing is set to take place at 5pm local time (2pm GMT) with a Mercedes representative along with three witnesses summoned to the video meeting.Related F1 to police track limits at five corners in Qatar Ferrari backs F1 to consider ‘fun’ reverse grid races after Hamilton fightbackAhead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, Alonso was asked to give his view on the incident between F1’s two title rivals.Despite still not seeing Verstappen’s defensive manoeuvre, Alonso suspects the stewards will not budge on their initial opinion.Related Will Mercedes’ review bid be successful? F1 Qatar GP talking points F1 hearing set for Mercedes’ new evidence of Verstappen manoeuvre“I came from Brazil straight here and I was in the gym and on the beach all these days so I had no opportunity [to watch the incident],” Alonso said in the pre-race press conference.“Even if I look honestly, I know that here there is hearing or something today. I will not have an opinion because it’s very different from time to time and I don’t know exactly what happened. I guess it will be an incident that is from the past race, nothing should happen now. I don’t know exactly if it was too bad.“The stewards, they considered that it was no penalty there, it will not be a penalty I guess now.””4As it stands, Verstappen has a 14-point gap over Hamilton with three rounds remaining. 

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