By GMM

Renault F1 Team driver, two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso was summoned to the stewards' room after the final free practice session of the Grand Prix of Monaco on Thursday.

The Renault driver was asked to explain why he had driven an entire lap of the tight Monaco street layout after his slide into the Ste. Devote barrier.

Rubens Barrichello, who it must be said is not the Spaniard's closest friend, showed his displeasure of Alonso's tactics by waving his finger at the 26-year-old as he passed the flailing R28.

The red flags had to be waved in the wake of the incident, so that marshals could clear the extensive debris, including Alonso's rear wing that broke off at the Mirabeau corner.

"I told them that I thought I had driven safely, without endangering anyone, and also that there wasn't any good areas to stop," Alonso is quoted as saying to the Spanish newspaper Diario AS.

The stewards decided not to penalize the former double world champion.

"I thanked them, and that's it," Alonso added.