Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 3, 2021 Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel during practice REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
(Reuters) - Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel was handed a three place grid drop on his 34th birthday on Saturday for impeding Alpine's Fernando Alonso in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying.
The Formula One stewards also handed out one penalty point for the incident, with double world champion Alonso having to abort his flying lap in the second phase of qualifying and ending up 14th on the starting grid.
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