Alonso and a “race to forget” in Singapore

There are days when everything he touches turns to gold, as happened at Zandvoort. But there are days when there is nothing to do. This Sunday is an example of this for Fernando Alonsoa day he himself described as “forgettable” after finishing 15th, last among the pilots who did not leave the race. F1 Singapore GP.

“Lace to forget. The truth is we don’t have the rhythm today and it’s a complicated race from the start, let’s see in Japan,” Alonso told ‘DAZN F1’. “Let’s wait, let’s wait…”he concluded, without wanting to talk more, when asked if the car could be improved next week at the Suzuka track.

A very complicated breed

Fernando Alonso started 7th with the aim of following Hamilton’s 5th place and battling the Englishman for position to defend his third place in the drivers’ World Championship. However, he suddenly found himself with a car without pace, something surprising in Singapore, a circuit that should have been in favor of his AMR23 and where on Friday it seemed that the green car had good race speed . The Spaniard gained a place in the first meters with respect to Magnussen and was placed in eighth place after the first stop as Verstappen and Pérez had not yet stopped. But everything started to go wrong after lap 20, where Fernando suffered a series of incidents that took his toll.

First, due to his own mistake, when he overbraked at the entrance curve in the pit lane. He crossed the white line and re-entered it to enter the street of garages. Race Direction imposed a 5-second penalty on him even though it may have cost him time and after inexplicably forgiving Verstappen 3 penalties the previous day.

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From there, Alonso continued to need to open a gap. But he encountered a big block from Pérez, who rolled very slowly because he didn’t change tires. This caused a large train to form behind him. Alonso struggled to pass ‘Checo’ with his Aston Martin and finally lost his position to an Ocon who would leave a few laps later. That block by Pérez compacted the race and, with a 5-second penalty, Alonso could have dropped several places. So he walks away with points. On lap 37, the Asturian continued to work hard, and after passing Pérez he was 7th, but with a 5-second penalty that complicated the victory.

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In addition, after leaving Ocon, Fernando wanted to take advantage of a virtual safety vehicle to deliver his punishment and stop. The right rear tire is stuck and the stoppage is 25″. Aston Martin had high expectations. A heavy blow from which it needs to recover in order to regain points in the remaining races. It seems that the evolution of Zandvoort continues without leaving anything behind. Aston Martin with the weapons of Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari, more consistent. Aston Martin needs to continue to chase its reaction.

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