Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon starred in one of the most controversial acts of Spanish Grand Prix. As the Spaniard tries to pass the Frenchman in the middle of the straight on lap 51, the man from Alpine he suddenly closed the door and the Spaniard had to react quickly to avoid the handle.
In the final stage of the race, on the hard tires, Alonso was more comfortable than on the softer tires and began to recover positions. first was overcome guanyu zhou and did the same to Yuki Tsunoda also in turn 1 at the end of the finish line. He had the same idea for Ocon but here the movement became more dangerous because of the defense ‘to the limit’ of his former teammate.
gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, ‘c:twitterwi-wUmBnnKy’, function () {
var x = document.createElement(‘script’);
x.setAttribute(“type”,”text/javascript”);
x.setAttribute(“src”, “//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”);
x.setAttribute(“charset”, “utf-8”);
$(“.twitter-tweet”).closest( “span” ).append(x);
});
Despite the Frenchman’s actions, Alonso successfully managed to overcome seventh place, the position in which he crossed the finish line. When he fell behind Lance Stroll, his Aston Martin teammate, he decided to stay behind and not try to overtake the Canadian: “I pushed to get away from those behind but I wasn’t going to attack. Zero risks”.
How could it be otherwise, the fans who came to the Circuit stood up and euphorically applauded the Spanish maneuver. They must have expected a more favorable result because of the high expectations but Alonso pulled off one of his maneuvers to get the crowd out of their seats.
Enjoy this race streaming on DAZN Activate your account!
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
