Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), which again caused a great sensation this Sunday by finishing third in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second in the F1 World Cup -before the penalty put it in fourth and the FIA (International Automobile Federation) corrected and gave he returned his 100th podium in the premier class time later-, He declared in Jeddah that he was “happy, in the end, with the result and the second podium” of his team this season.
“I am happy, in the end, with the result tonight and our second podium. We show that we can be the second fastest team and we had a good rhythm throughout the race”, commented the brilliant Asturian driver, in the second youth at the age of 41, and with 32 victories in Formula One: the first, almost twenty years ago (Hungary 2003) and the last one almost ten years ago (Spain 2013, at the Barcelona circuit of Montmeló).
“I made a mistake at the start for not positioning the car correctly on the gridbut we forced to recover the time lost (due to the first penalty, of five seconds)”, commented Alonso, who after confirming the round trip podium, is third in the World Cup, with 30 points: fourteen less in the leader, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who led his Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez by one, who this Sunday achieved his fifth victory in the honor division of motorsport.
“Before this weekend we weren’t sure where we were going; so this result is good news for us, with a view to future races. I’m looking forward to the next one, in Australia”, declared the Asturian genius shortly before boarding the plane to leave Arabia.
Source: La Verdad
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