It’s already six. Six times. Six races. six times. Six, in 22 weekends. yes because again Alpine has missed Fernando Alonso. He has failed him, again, on a special day. He did it in Singapore, when he became F1’s most raced driver… and has failed again in Abu Dhabi, the last day of the Asturian with the French.
Yes, and the reason is what it usually is. The motor. The engine again. Once again, as they commented on ‘DAZN’, for the same thing that happened in Mexico. He couldn’t get into eighth gear… and this time instead of leaving him on the track to blow up the power unit, they preferred to take the car to the garage.
It was lap 28. Lap 28 of 58. Not half the race. Not even half of his last race with a team in which, when he was Renault, he won up to two Formula 1 World Championships. Things have changed a lot since then…
Him, possibly riding better than ever; the team, with his things. with things like a erratic strategy that kept Alonso in Yas Marina so much on the track that up to three rival pilots undercut him. As soon as he started to push, to return to the points, goodbye.
Goodbye after a test in which little could enjoy. At the start, he already said it, I wasn’t going to attack Vettel to avoid conflicts on the final goodbye day of the four-time champion. Then, furthermore, he included Ocon in the equation. Without being able to do anything in front, from behind he kept the rest behind.
Tenth, no movement ahead with a They were forming a good train and keeping Sebastian in mind, ninth. When he stopped, late, suddenly he had, apart from those he already had before, others like Stroll, Bottas and Tsunoda.
The last two were taken out of the way with a double overtaking to which, yes, Yuki reacted. Then she couldn’t do anything, but neither she nor she approached Stroll because, as usual, Alpine failed again.
Finish the course for Alonso. A course ends that ends as it has been practically usual, with a mechanical problem, an engine one, and with one more abandonment. It’s all over. Now to Aston Martin.