Johnny Herbert received death threats after he played a role in the Alonso penalty

Herbert was a steward during the Australian Grand Prix last month, when Alonso was penalised following George Russell’s crash late in the race

Fernando Alonso was penalised at the Australian Grand Prix for causing George Russell to crash. Former F1 racer Johnny Herbert was on the stewarding panel that handed out that sentence. Alonso was given a controversial penalty for causing Russell's crash. Herbert sent death threats after role in controversial Alonso penalty.