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Alonso and Lawson handed Italian GP pit lane starts for parc fermé breaches

Fernando Alonso Liam Lawson

Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson will start the Italian Grand Prix from the pitlane at Monza after their teams made unauthorised parc fermé changes, including power unit and rear wing adjustments.

Fernando Alonso Liam Lawson Aston MartinRed Bull

How the sources differ

Motorsport.com details Alonso's power unit changes, while PlanetF1 frames it as drama. The official FIA documents establish the specific breaches and confirm both pit lane starts, which the coverage reports but without the formal rulings.

Recommended first read: Motorsport.com provides the most complete overview of both drivers' situations, includes images, and is not paywalled, making it the best first read.

FIA documents

Liam Lawson must start the Italian Grand Prix from the pit lane after his Red Bull team changed the rear wing and suspension setup on his car while under parc fermé without Technical Delegate approval.

Fernando Alonso is required to start the Italian Grand Prix from the pit lane after his team replaced Power Unit elements without FIA approval during parc fermé conditions.

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