Fernando Alonso Arrived at Interlagos this weekend with all the matches in the fight for the fourth position in the F1 World Cup. But in an epic podium, the Asturian overturned the even fight for fourth, fifth and sixth positions in the classification of F1 World Cup after the Brazilian GPwith only two races remaining.
He Aston Martin He was competitive again after seven races away from the podiums, and Fernando Alonso he took advantage of it. He did not add to the sprint race because of a touch of Or withand started in fourth place for some good points this Sunday.
Fernando heads into Sunday’s race in 5th place in the World Championship, with Sainz 4th with another point and Lando Norris closing in with a better car, just 7 points to spare. Furthermore, Leclerc, with a Ferrari more consistent than Aston Martin in the second half of the season, is only 13 points behind. He had everything in that fight. But Fernando Alonso, working magic, achieved a fantastic podium against ‘Checo’ Pérez to hit the table.
Fernando regained 4th place overall in the World Cup
In his third position, Fernando Alonso reclaimed fourth place in the F1 World Championship classification after the Brazilian GP. Alonso now has 198 points, 3 more than Lando Norris who passed Sainz in 5th position, and 6 more than Carlos Sainz, who is now 6th.
Carlos Sainz, for his part, increased his advantage over his teammate Charles Leclerc, who was badly affected in that group as he was unable to compete in Sunday’s race due to a hydraulic problem with his Ferrari. Leclerc, who was supposed to start 2nd this Sunday, was left with no points and now has 170 points, 22 behind Carlos Sainz.
‘Checo’ Pérez is closing in on the runner-up position
Another great beneficiary was ‘Checo’ Pérez. By image, it was not because he could not overcome Alonso’s Aston Martin with his Red Bull in an exciting finale. But yes in terms of the general classification of the Formula 1 World Championship after the Brazilian GP, because his great rival for the runner-up position, Lewis Hamilton, suffered a lot and finished 8th . This, together with ‘Checo’s’ fourth place at Interlagos, means that the Mexican will face the final two races of the year with a 32-point margin in second place in the World Championship with respect to Lewis.
The 2023 F1 World Cup classification after the Brazilian GP
- Max Verstappen 574
- Sergio Perez 258
- Lewis Hamilton 226
- Fernando Alonso 198
- Lando Norris 195
- Carlos Sainz 192
- Charles Leclerc 170
- George Russell 156
- Oscar Piastri 87
- Lance Stroll 63
- Pierre Gasly 62
- Esteban Ocon 46
- Alexander Albon 27
- Yuki Tsunoda 13
- Valtteri Bottas 10
- Nico Hulkenberg 9
- Daniel Ricciardo 6 (back from injury)
- Zhou Guanyu 6
- Kevin Magnussen 3
- Liam Lawson 2 (replaced Ricciardo in some races)
- Logan Sergeant 1
- Nyck De Vries 0 (no team)
Source: La Verdad
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