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Alonso reprimand, Mexico City GP 2026technical breach
OutcomeDriver: Reprimand (Driving). This is the driver’s 1st reprimand of the season
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Alonso
- What happened
- The driver failed to replace the steering wheel after leaving the car.
- What this outcome means
- Reprimand explained →
- Offence
- Technical breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 5 rulings in 2026: Disqualified ×2 · Fine ×2 · Reprimand ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. B1.8.8
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence. Alonso stopped on track, the driver left the car and failed to replace the steering wheel. This is a safety issue to enable marshals to move the car if required.
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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