An angry Fernando Alonso said Formula One needs to look at the example set by MotoGP and the World Endurance Championship after being hit with a penalty at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Alonso speared Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado off the road at Turn 1 after making contact with Felipe Nasr's Sauber, something which earned him a drive-through penalty. The Spaniard vented his frustration over race radio at the penalty as he felt he did not have control of his car when he hit the Lotus man.

The McLaren driver thinks his penalty shows some of the more important issues Fomula One's rule-makers are ignoring.

"To have a drive-through after you've been hit by another car is a bit strange, and I think it's unique," Alonso said. "F1 needs to ask itself about the sound of the cars, or what is the problem to have less and less spectators."

Having spent the start of the Abu Dhabi weekend denying rumours he may take a sabbatical in 2016, Alonso brought up the WEC series he has long been linked with to complain about the perceived unfairness of his penalty.

"They hit me on the start and with no control of the car, I went into Maldonado and they put the penalty on me. We blame the sound of the car bringing less and less spectators to the track, I think the FIA should look at categories like MotoGP or WEC and see how successful they are and how consistent they are with the penalties.

"They need to make more sense of what they are doing as well because I don't see this in WEC or MotoGP and other categories. They have much more fun than us. They [rule makers] need to look at many things."

On top of the in-race penalty, Alonso, who went on to finish 17th, was also handed two points on his superlicence as punishment for the first lap incident.