Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz They were clear protagonists in the first sprint of the season at the Chinese GP. There are three more lapsthe two Spaniards had a good fight that ended in touches and harm to both. The Aston Martin driver suffered a puncture and retired while the Ferrari driver lost positions against direct rivals and finished fifth after fighting for the podium. None of them were happy and the commissioners were even called to testify after opening an investigation.
The first to arrive in the mixed zone was Fernando Alonso and he spoke a good fight and removed the issue of abandonment. The Asturian also admitted that he hopes Sainz won’t close too much.
“We didn’t have a lot of tires anymore because I stopped Verstappen for two laps. With Carlos, we did lap seven side by side, then on lap eight I tried to widen and he opened the line so I didn’t leave the room. so we lapped nine I did the same to him before I went inside and didn’t leave a room for him.. But at eight I opened so as not to touch and at nine he did not open and we came together.. In the end I got the worst part because I had to retire but it doesn’t hurt because it’s only a point or two,” he explained to DAZN.
A little while later Carlos Sainz arrived, who was also obviously angry at the situation he experienced with Alonso.
“no one will be happy. The first three laps I tried to pass Max and maybe I got too tired on the tire. I knew that if it happened to him I could try to win and I gambled. Then I hid the wheel behind Fernando. Then I attacked him and got past fine. Then he made a rather optimistic move to return it to me. In the end it cost both him and me the race. because I’ve taken enough damage and I’m back. It’s a shame because we could have been on the podium without incident but that’s racing,” said the Spaniard.
After the sprint race, both stewards were called to conduct an investigation into what happened and assess who should be penalized.
Source: La Verdad
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