Following his alleged blocking of
Massa has suggested that he lost as much as three-tenths on his final lap in Q3, caused because Alonso didn’t allow enough space between himself and the Ferrari. Alonso initially protested his innocence, but the after reviewing the video evidence, the stewards have decided that Fernando Alonso had impeded Massa’s lap - albeit inadvertantly - and he has had his three fastest laps taken away.
This means Michael Schumacher will start eight places ahead of Alonso in the
