Alonso, Alpine condemn abuse of F1 steward

Fernando Alonso and his Alpine Formula One team have condemned online abuse of race steward Silvia Bellot after Spain’s double world champion was penalised at the US Grand Prix and then reinstated.  Bellot, also Spanish and the only female steward at the race in Austin, is carrying out the role again in Mexico City this […]

Fernando Alonso and his Alpine Formula One team have condemned online abuse of race steward Silvia Bellot after Spain’s double world champion was penalised at the US Grand Prix and then reinstated. 

Bellot, also Spanish and the only female steward at the race in Austin, is carrying out the role again in Mexico City this weekend. 

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Renault-owned Alpine said on Twitter they were “disappointed to learn of the unacceptable harassment”. 

Alonso, who finished seventh in Austin last Sunday but was demoted to 15th after a Haas protest and then restored to the position after a further review in Mexico on Thursday, posted on Instagram.