The FIA have announced their penalty verdict regarding an incident for an F1 champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Mercedes looked the team to beat in Las Vegas, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell dominated most of Thursday and Friday.However, it was the younger Mercedes star who claimed pole position, as Russell pulled off a spectacular lap to start ahead of Carlos Sainz.At the other end of the grid, both Sergio Perez and the Aston Martin pair suffered a nightmare qualifying session.Following Lance Stroll’s engine issue which caused a red flag in FP3, the team rushed to repair his car in time for qualifying.Whilst the Canadian managed to get out on track, he failed to make his way out of Q1, and set the slowest time of the session.Fernando Alonso’s pit lane infringement saw him summoned to the stewardsFernando Alonso also found himself in trouble after FP3, and was summoned to the stewards in Las Vegas for a pit lane infringement.According to the FIA, the Aston Martin star exceeded the pit lane speed limit by 1.3km/h, a breach of Article 34.7 of the sporting regulations.As a result, Alonso avoided a severe penalty, and the team were awarded a €200 fine for the infringement.
