Alonso, frank about Alpine: “It is unacceptable”

Fernando Alonso again lost a handful of points due to another reliability problem with his Alpine. This time, an engine problem forced him out of the race on lap 22 of the race Singapore GPwhen the Spanish made a good defense against a Verstappen that he could not pass the Spaniard between the walls of Marina Bay in the fight for sixth position. For this reason, Fernando looked very depressed, sitting on the side of the track thoughtfully watching the passing cars, after adding his second consecutive retirement after the engine problem he suffered two weeks ago ago in Monza.

“It hurts to think that in one of my best years of performance we lost more than 60 points because of reliability problems”pointed out the Spaniard on his Instagram account after the race, very hurt by the fact that his position in the standings (9th with 59 points) does not reflect the tremendous performance he has shown this year at the wheel of the French car.

The Spaniard has repeated on several occasions that this year he feels at his best level, even better than the years when he was fighting for titles. But the failures of his car were many on this course. Without going any further, he reached the sixth race of the year with only two points for more failures with his car, the touch he received at Imola by Mick Schumacher, or the unfair penalty he received at Miami. Subsequently, he managed to chain 10 consecutive races in the points, a streak that was snapped after finishing sixth at Zandvoort. Then came his two retirements due to failures with a French propeller that didn’t understand that Alpine didn’t change him at Monza.

They decided not to change it and not to penalize it in Italy despite the mileage of that engine and it failed at Monza. After two weeks they ensured that they could save that propellant and they also did not want to change it in Singapore because on this track it was very difficult to catch up. But it also failed. In this way, Fernando again lost many points in two consecutive races. He leads from Monza to just 7 points from his teammate Ocon. In the sixth place he occupied today he will overtake the Frenchman, but things will remain the same with 5 appointments to go after Fernando abandoned and the subsequent abandonment of an Ocon who is not in the points.

“But the positive and the most important thing about 2022 is to return to the best level, so there are definitely good things to come. Thanks for all the love and endless support,” he concluded, trying to get the positive from what he experienced now year. . A few weeks ago, he acknowledged that in 2021, in his year of returning to F1 after two and a half years, it will be difficult for him to recover his level, suffering in the first 5 races. But since then, the Asturian has progressed to reach his highest level. The Spaniard feels 100% driving and has shown it on many occasions this year, maximizing his results whenever the car allows him. He was stopped this time, for the umpteenth time this year.

“This is unacceptable”

Alonso later extended his explanation to DAZN F1. “Again we lost by eight or ten points. For the whole year I think 50, so we added another 10. Losing 60 points in a championship is not acceptable. I am very upset about it, because I think they have been good performances on my part all weekend and again they were cut due to a mechanical failure in 14 (his number). It’s true that both Alpines stopped in this race, but one of being 13th or not in the race doesn’t change much, but for me the truth is that this year almost everything changes for me,” he said emphatically.

“The good thing is that there is no time for anything (because next week is the Japanese GP). Looking forward to being in the car again. Also Suzuka is one of my favorite circuits, and the Japanese fans too. I don’t see It’s time to get to Japan and I’m going to rest for a few days in Tokyo, which I love, so I’m looking forward to it,” he concluded.