Martin Brundle reminds Fernando Alonso that he caused a 'huge amount of costly damage' to Mercedes at the Australian GP

Recently, Martin Brundle took the time to share his opinion on the whole George Russell – Fernando Alonso situation. 

Alonso popped his saintly halo on and went to see the Race Stewards, explaining how he intended to approach turn six differently for a better exit speed which included decelerating 100 metres earlier, brushing the brake, and even a downshift. This is what caught Russell out. We've seen Alonso do that before in Nurburgring in 2003 against David Coulthard, and he had exactly the same playbook. Except this time, it caused a huge amount of costly damage for a team who could well be on his wish list. Martin Brundle said via Sky sports

Fernando Alonso‘s contract with Aston Martin runs out at the end of the 2025 season. He is one of the possible drivers for the Mercedes seat next year. He has been vocal about it and this is a double-edged sword situation, either it will work out just fine and perhaps he will claim that seat or it could all go downhill.

Aston Martin has decided not to appeal Fernando Alonso’s penalty at the Australian GP

Alonso was given a 20-second penalty by the FIA for dangerous driving at the end of the Australian GP. As mentioned earlier, his last lap antics caught Russell out who then got into a horrific crash. The Brit was lying in the middle of the track for quite some time under a virtual safety car.

While Alonso is frustrated with the verdict, Aston Martin has decided against appealing, due to a lack of proper evidence.

I want you to know that we fully support Fernando. To receive a 20-second time penalty when there was no contact with the following car has been a bitter pill to swallow, but we have to accept the decision. Mike Krack via: X

The team principal went ahead and further made it clear that Alonso had no intention to harm anyone. In racing it’s difficult to determine what could happen next due to its uncertain nature. Alonso himself had admitted that whatever he did during the Russell situation, he meant no harm to the Mercedes driver. Several people have deemed Russell’s crash as a racing incident.