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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff used an analogy about sending criminals to prison when calling for Fernando Alonso to be punished at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton failed to make it into Q3 during qualifying on Saturday because he was impeded while attempting a hot lap.<\/p>\n
Yuki Tsunoda was hit with a three-place penalty for holding up the Mercedes driver during his final attempt, which cost him progression into the final session. Hamilton had to settle for P13 on the grid.<\/p>\n
However, Wolff also called for Alonso to be punished after the Spaniard allegedly impeded Hamilton earlier on. “I think Lewis had really good pace all week and insofar it\u2019s really painful to see that, because of traffic, you\u2019re not making yourself going into Q3, which you would have deserved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
“I think also the impeding is pretty ugly to look at. I don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s become a bit of a pattern because people simply don\u2019t care or not get penalised. I mean, if I see the impeding from Alonso in Q1 that\u2019s clear impeding and there was no further investigation. So some need to open their eyes.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think the answer is penalise. Penalise, penalise. If you know you don\u2019t go to prison when you cheat at tax, you cheat at tax.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t understand why these things are not penalised. This was clear impeding with some drivers in Q1. Tsunoda is a nice guy, but he impeded Lewis in his quick lap, he didn\u2019t move from the dry line. You can see he dived on the inside and it didn\u2019t look like it\u2019s cost much but going from a dry line into wet line, back into a dry line, cost. I think a tenth would have put him into Q3. So we need to be harsh with penalties and then people will again look in the mirrors.”<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Alonso went on to secure P5 and explained why he hopes the weather is clear when the lights go out this afternoon. He said: “The first three laps for me, I didn’t put the put a lap on the board in Q1. But it was not only for me obviously. That was also a moment with Lewis there in the last corner.<\/p>\n “It is a very short track, no visibility. So even for Sunday, I hope for a dry race just because visibility… it is the most dangerous part of racing at the moment.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/4929714.jpg?r=1693135972046\")
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