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Fernando Alonso has been handed back his third place at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
More than three hours after the 41-year-old was controversially stripped of his 100th career podium, following a retrospective 10-second penalty, the FIA announced it had reversed its decision.
Mercedes driver George Russell, who earlier took advantage of Alonso's punishment, was demoted to fourth.
Alonso's Aston Martin mechanics were adjudged to have illegally touched the Spaniard's car with the jack as he served a five-second sanction for a start infringement.
But Aston Martin were able to show the stewards video evidence of seven previous incidents where cars had been touched by the jack as drivers served similar penalties, forcing the FIA into a U-turn at 1am local time.
Fernando Alonso has been handed back his third place at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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