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Reading the now-updated version of the Autosport article, it appears that Renault may have know that the wheel wasn't secure when they chose to release Alonso then failed to warn him or take action.

The statement said that Renault "knowingly released car no. 7 from the pitstop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely in position, this being an indication that the wheel itself may not have been properly secured."

It added that Renault, "being aware of this, failed to take any action to prevent the car from leaving the pitlane....failed to inform the driver of this problem or to advise him to take appropriate action given the circumstances, even though the driver contacted the team by radio believing he had a puncture." Should that be the case then the penalty makes more sense. You don't release a driver knowing his car may be unsafe