Ex-F1 driver Timo Glock has claimed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso knew exactly ꦗwhat he was doing with driving that ultimately earned him a penalty at the Australian Grand Prix.

Aston Martin driver Alonso was penalised 20 seconds for “potentially dangerous driving” in an incident that led to a heavy crash for Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.

The pair were battling over sixth place in the closing stages of th🔯e Melbourne race when Russell crashed out, although the pair never made contact.

Alonso admitted he had⛄ braked too early at Turn 6 before accelerating again. The manoeuvre took Russell, who was running directly behind, by surprise as he lost cont♍rol of his car and slammed into the barriers.

Former grand prix racer Glock believes Alonso w꧅as trying tไo exploit a “grey area” of the regulations in order to “gain an advantage”.

“Alonso brakes very early and allows Russell to catch upಞ,” Glock told . “Alonso’s idea was to catch Russell off guard, slow him down, and then accelerate early to open a gap.

“It 🌺was so extreme that Russell didn’t expect it at all. He got way too close and lost downf💦orce.

“Alonso extends his elbows and uses the grey area to gain an advantage. He 🍷al✤ready knows what he’s doing with his experience.”

Alonso desc🐲ribed his punishment - which dropped him from sixth to eighth in the final results - as “disappointing” and insisted he 🦹had been nursing battery problems on his car in the final stages.

"Georg👍e cau🌜ght me quickly, I knew that he was coming," Alonso said.

"Then he was in DRS range for fi🙈ve or six 𒅌laps, so I was just doing qualifying laps to stay ahead.

"I wanted to maximise my exit speed from Turn 6 to defend againꦑst him. That’s what any racing driver would do, and I didn’t feel it was dangerous.

"It’s disappointing to get a penalty from the stewards for what waꦓs hard but fair racing. Still, I’m glad tha🌊t George is okay. It was not nice to see his car in the middle of the track."