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Michael Schumacher's illegal pass of Fernando Alonso near the end of the Monaco Grand Prix has relegated the Mercedes driver into 12th place.
Schumacher, on team orders, overtook the Ferrari driver at the last corner after the safety car had gone to move into sixth place. Alonso, who had started last, let the German pass on instructions from his team.
Governing body FIA imposed a 20-second penalty on Schumacher instead of a drive-through penalty with the illegal overtaking move occurring in the last five laps.
The incident happened at the Anthony Noghes turn, where Schumacher parked his car in 2006 to keep Alonso from taking pole position. Schumacher started that race in last place.
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