Ocon refused to help Alonso in Miami

That was the last lap of Miami Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso is eighthhey your partner Stephen Ocon, who benefited from a ‘Safety Car’ where he parked for free, returned to ninth place. The Oviedo man was riding with old, hard tires that lasted at least 41 laps. While Ocon arrived carrying a soft rubber with 15 turns. Norman came at a better pace, but as Ferrari showed several times last year, sometimes it was necessary to pay attention to the whole team thinking, not just the individual. Something Stephen denied.

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Fernando Alonso he was allowed 5 seconds for a previous hit on Pierre Gasly. So Alpine, see that Esteban was 2 seconds behind, and he in turn had a wide margin with his chaser Albon, by 5.5 secondsasked him to use that time for open a gap of 5 seconds to Fernando which would allow the player from Oviedo to retain his eighth place when the penalty is imposed. They clearly ask him to slow down. It would have taken him about 3 seconds, meaning he could keep up Albon about two seconds away, a reasonable distance to finish the Grand Prix. Also, in his presence earlier Alexwill ensure that the Williams do not exceed Ferdinand when the penalty is applied.

If he did it, you were Alonso in Miami, who added 3 points, while Ocon added 2 for ninth and Alpine ensured that Alonso would not lose his position in Albon. In other words, Alpine tried to leave Miami with as many points as possible.

“We need five seconds to separate Fernando, because he has a penalty. Come back, please. Do it. Come back …”said his engineer, when he was suddenly interrupted by a shout on the other end of the radio. “I can not do it!”Ocon exclaimed on the radio, he refused to do so because he knew he could beat the position Fernando when the punishment was applied.

Finally, Alonso He ended up losing points in any case due to a second penalty imposed on him when the race was over, but the Oviedo man clearly can’t forget Esteban’s actions, which could damage the team’s overall result in Jeddah entered into a futile argument with Alonso early in the career. something that keeps the two Alpines away from their real battle, which is in fifth position to Russell.