Alonso’s epic podium win in Brazil and Verstappen’s again

In Brazil, he won Max Verstappen in front of Lando Norris (2nd). But the great opponent of the day is someone else. There was no possible battle between the Dutchman and the British, so F1 fans will not remember this race for the victory of the three-time F1 champion. They would make for an amazing battle in between Fernando Alonso and ‘Checo’ Pérez who lasted 17 laps. Epic. That is the word that best describes what was experienced at the Interlagos circuit. Fernando, with a Aston Martineverything seems to have disappeared before the height of those red bull. The podium looks difficult. Almost a dream. But there is no denying that Fernando is at the wheel. If ‘Checo’ wants to pass him, he has to do his best. Alonso will sell his skin very dearly. What no one expected was that the Spanish magician had a magic trick at the end that stopped everyone. Not reasonable. Amazing. Unbelievable. Alonso, with everything against him, achieved his eighth podium of the year against ‘Checo’s’ Red Bull by overtaking on the last lap when the Mexican passed him, crossing the finish line ahead of the rider of Guadalajara by a few centimeters.

F1 2023 Brazilian GP Results

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Fernando Alonso spent the entire race in third position. The first start was bad and he was overtaken by Norris and Hamilton. But an initial accident between Magnussen and Albon stopped the race due to a red flag. The second outing was better. There, the Spaniard, who restarted in 4th, overtook Hamilton with a great maneuver at turn 4. His rival for the podium had to be ‘Checo’ Pérez, driving the best car on the grid, the Red Bull.

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The Asturian did everything he needed. He managed the tires and pulled when he needed to, but after two pit stops, with 17 laps to go, the Oviedo driver was behind the Mexican. He tried everything. He continued to press to force ‘Checo’ and to melt the tire of the Mexican in that chase. He continued to fight with the faith of a child, aiming to achieve his eighth podium of the year. It defies reason. Pérez, with the best car, had to overtake him. Alonso endured, inexplicably. No one could understand that a Red Bull couldn’t outrun Fernando’s Aston Martin.

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On the penultimate lap, the Asturian’s passion seemed to disappear. Pérez passed him in turn 1 and seemed helpless. But Fernando doesn’t usually give up. I would try. The plan was clear: stay inside DRS and try it in the last turn. There are two options: turn 1 and turn 4. If he passes him on turn 1, ‘Checo’ can give it back to him. He chose to prepare well coming out of turn 1 close to get as close as possible to the long-awaited turn 4. And opening DRS, punching logic, he caught ‘Checo’ in the slipstream and overtook him. The Brazilian public vibrated as if Neymar had scored a goal. This is another mysterious character, Fernando Alonso. I had to hold on. ‘Checo’ got stuck in the last corner and both came in close to the ‘photo finish’ finish. But Alonso crossed the finish line first. The podium belongs to the Asturian. Unbelievable.

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Verstappen increases his record

Max Verstappen remains without a rival. Norris tested this Sunday in Brazil, and seems to have the weapons to at least put some pressure on him. But all this is a mirage, a game for a Max who, leading without anyone to measure himself against, must yawn driving more than 300 km/h. He kills that initial boredom by showing Lando candy for the first few laps until he wants to take it away. Norris was so close that he even tried to overtake on lap 8, but after closing the gap on his nose with a trademark door slam, the Dutchman escaped. And since then, Lando hasn’t seen her. Max Verstappen achieved his 52nd win and at the next Las Vegas GP he can equal Vettel in third place on the list of drivers with the most wins with 53. Unstoppable. This time, Max won against Lando Norris (2nd), and Alonso (3rd).

With this victory, Max added his fifth consecutive victory, the 17th in 20 races, and thus extended his all-time record of victories in the same year, a record that with two remaining races could -leave a total of 19 out of 22, with more than 86% of total wins. crazy

After Max, Lando Norris confirmed that his McLaren is a podium car on all types of tracks. It’s from Singapore, and if it’s not in Mexico, it’s because of Lando’s ‘qualy’ mistake. In Austin and Mexico, Mercedes has improved a lot with its enhancements and it seems that those with stars may have more than those in orange. But Brazil was a huge blow to the team’s morale led by Toto Wolff. When they seemed to see the light at the end of the tunnel to prepare the 2024 car with the desire to stand at Red Bull, it became clear that the Brackley car does not have the consistency and stability of the McLaren on all types of tracks. He took a big dip. Interlagos was choked by Mercedes, while McLaren was there again with Lando, who was 2nd.

That chasing area is amazing. Without Verstappen, the battle for wins and the title between McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin will be spectacular. And except for McLaren, always fast, depending on the type of tracks, anyone can be surprised.

With Mercedes slowing down, penalized by severe tire wear in Brazil, and Ferrari not having enough pace to be in that fight (Sainz finished 6th), the big beneficiary was Aston Martin, which increased by several steps at once. And Alonso took advantage of it. If you have a podium car, it doesn’t disappoint. He is always in the fight. At the start of the season, he had the second best car on the grid and added podium after podium. This time, the competition was greater and so it suffered more. But he did. again. His Aston Martin did not win the podium today. The Red Bulls and Norris’s McLaren are. But Alonso put it in the drawer. A true genius.