On This Day: Furious Alonso says F1 is ‘no longer a sport’ as Schumacher retires | Brief

20 years ago today a furious Fernando Alonso declared he “no longer considers F1 a sport” after being penalised for holding up Felipe Massa during qualifying at Monza.

Alonso, who was fighting Massa’s team mate Michael Schumacher for the world championship, was delayed by a puncture in the final round of qualifying. He returned to the track in time to start a lap with just two seconds left to spare, but Massa closed on Alonso as he sprinted to the line and the stewards ruled he was impeded.

Kimi Raikkonen took pole position ahead of Schumacher.

Read the original report here:

“I don’t consider F1 a sport anymore” – Alonso

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