F1: hours later, Fernando Alonso regains the podium at the Saudi Arabian GP

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Alonso loses third place in the Saudi Arabian GP due to a penalty

The Asturian driver, who had won the 100th podium of his career, was initially sanctioned with a five-second penalty for placing himself too far to the left of his place on the starting grid. Alonso completed those five seconds “in an unregulated manner” when he stopped in the pits to change tires, because one of the mechanics touched the car ahead of time. Thus, after a complaint from Mercedes, Alonso saw another 10 seconds applied to him, plac…