The relationship between Fernando Alonso Y Alpine is increasingly tense and after the umpteenth reliability failure in the Asturian’s A522, the pilot did not keep quiet and pointed directly to the team.
The two-time world champion Formula 1after starting ninth, was seventh in classification being the best of the rest, but the loss of a cylinder led to a power deficit on straights that weighed him down greatly.
In the end, how could it be otherwise, the car said enough and Alonso had to park it in a loophole giving way to an image that is now history: Fernando, visibly disappointed, He started punching the air.
Knowing the risk he was running, why didn’t Alpine stop the man from Oviedo rather than force him to continue? with the risk that this implied.?
After the race, Fernando Alonso explained it like this: “He was 30 seconds ahead of Ocon and the McLarens. It was comfortable. Here and in Austin I was doing the best races of the year. I lost a cylinder, and for 20 laps I was there making a bit of a fool. In the end it broke, and it was for the best.”
“I wanted to stop for a long time… but the team wanted to see if there was a ‘safety car’ or something. Back to car 14, as usual. All good until the engine stopped again,” he added.