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Alonso warning, Belgian GP 2023change of direction

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Infringement · Published

Driver
Alonso
What happened
Alonso changed direction causing Hülkenberg to take avoiding action between Turn 1 and Turn 2 at 17:53.
Regulation cited
Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Alonso (Fernando Alonso), the driver of Hülkenberg (Nico Hulkenberg), team representatives and reviewed video and in-car video evidence. Alonso was exiting the pits and moved over to the left, causing Hülkenberg to have to take action to avoid a collision. Alonso explained that he had no visibility to the rear at the time, and that he had driven on the far… full reasoning ↗
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