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Alonso blasts FIA's 'random rules' after Raikkonen call

An unhappy Fernando Alonso took exception with a call made by the stewards in Sunday's US Grand Prix, insisting Kimi Raikkonen should have been ordered to give back a position the Finn had gained by running off the track at Turn 1. Alonso and Raikkonen were battling for position on lap 16 when the pair entered COTA's Turn 1 side-by-side, with the Alpine driver on the outside. Alonso's momentum ran the Alfa charger wide on the exit, but Raikkonen nevertheless got a run on the Spaniard and passed him. In a race where several drivers were ordered to give back a position gained after putting all four wheels off the track, Raikkonen was not ordered to do so, a decision that baffled Alonso....
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