LEWIS HAMILTON should be booted to the back of the grid, according to Fernando Alonso. Hamilton got a five-place grid drop in Brazil for taking the engine that was one more than his allocation of three for the season. Hamilton’s title rival, Max Verstappen, said at the time the Brit could take a new engine at every remaining race – and still go on to win the championship, despite the penalties. He said: “Those who have exceeded a certain number of engines per year should be sent to the back of the grid.”. He said: “The track, we’re going to discover, it’s going to be a big challenge by the looks of things.

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