Fernando Alonso says penalty shows 'how bad Formula One is'

Fernando Alonso does not sound like a man who will miss Formula One when he leaves at the end of the season.

Alonso was on the receiving end of a five-second time penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after an incident with Williams driver Lance Stroll on the opening lap. Stroll had pushed Alonso wide at the final chicane, but the McLaren driver then drove across the gravel to rejoin the circuit rather than use the escape road.

The stewards found Stroll at fault for the incident but penalised Alonso for what he did afterwards, with the note saying: "Although car 14 was forced off the track, car 14 thereafter cut the chicane and rejoined the track thereby gaining a significant advantage."

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