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There’s never a dull moment when Fernando Alonso is racing and at the age of 41, the two-time world champion is still making the headlines.
Alonso started in 14th spot after taking a five-place grid drop in Austin but was involved in a scary incident with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll when, after crashing at 180mph, his car did a wheelie then hit a wall.
He pitted for a new front wing, resumed at the back and climbed to seventh despite damaged aerodynamic parts. But the Spaniard was punished with a 30-second post-race penalty after his Alpine was deemed to be in…