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Angry Alonso tells FIA to use "common sense" after penalty

An angry Fernando Alonso has told the FIA to focus on the more important problems Formula 1 is facing after getting a penalty at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was handed a drive-through penalty for a collision with Pastor Maldonado at the start of the race, an incident that ended the Lotus driver's race. Alonso was also awarded two penalty points for the incident. The Spaniard had made contact with the Sauber of Felipe Nasr at the start and could not stop his car before impacting against Maldonado. Alonso suggested Nasr had ruined his race, and said the FIA should be using more common sense and focus on boosting Formula 1's popularity amid the threat from other...
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