Fernando Alonso has been reinstated to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after stewards overturned their earlier decision to demote him.
The Aston Martin driver had been dropped to fourth after it was ruled his team had worked on the car while he was serving a five-second penalty.
previous examples of drivers not being penalised in such circumstances.
The stewards agreed and overturned their original verdict.
It was the end of a confusing set of events that Alonso had earlier labelled a "poor FIA show" when he believed he had been demoted from the podium to fourth behind Mercedes driver George Russell in a race won by Red Bull's Sergio Perez.
The Aston Martin driver had been dropped to fourth after it was ruled his team had worked on the car while he was serving a five-second penalty.
previous examples of drivers not being penalised in such circumstances.
The stewards agreed and overturned their original verdict.
It was the end of a confusing set of events that Alonso had earlier labelled a "poor FIA show" when he believed he had been demoted from the podium to fourth behind Mercedes driver George Russell in a race won by Red Bull's Sergio Perez.