Schumacher hit by Monaco penalty

Michael Schumacher overtakes Fernando Alonso

Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher has been penalised for overtaking Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso when it was not allowed at the end of the Monaco Grand Prix.

The decision adds 20 seconds to the German’s race time, demoting him to 12th place and putting Alonso sixth.

Schumacher passed Alonso on his way out of Rascasse and into Anthony Noghes, but the move came under a safety car.

The stewards, who included Schumacher’s old rival Damon Hill, ruled that the German had breached safety rules.

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