Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly were both left frustrated by stewards decisions they felt went against them during the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
For the McLaren driver, his beef was again with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, the man Alonso accused of trying to hit twice during Friday practice after an altercation through Abbey.
Remarkably, despite what appeared like deliberate actions, the stewards did not take action on that incident and nor did they when the pair came to blows again during the race.
“The incident was at Turn 7 [Luffield], I went around the outside and when I came back to the normal line I was pushed off, into the gravel,” the double world champion explained.
“We’ve been told you have to leave room for the other car but some don’t and nothing happens.
“He fought hard like he always does, and the FIA was a little soft today, in my opinion,” he added to ESPN.
“It was fine as in the last lap I could re-overtake him, so in the end there was maybe not a big difference in terms of position, so I’m happy for that, happy with the position, and with getting more points for the team.”
That final position would be P8 for Alonso, meaning he has now scored in seven of the first 10 races despite what is perceived to be a bad year for McLaren.
As for Gasly though, he saw his 10th place taken away by the stewards having been perceived to gain a position over Sergio Perez in the closing laps by hitting a sausage kerb and then making contact with the Force India driver.
The subsequent five-second penalty would drop the Frenchman to 13th and he was not pleased on social media.
“Five sec penalty, ridiculous…” he wrote on Twitter. “Every weekend there are contacts with no further action, that’s part of racing & what makes it exciting!
“[It] was a close battle, I enjoyed it. Just let us race and stop all this bullshit with penalties! Will keep fighting.”
