Alonso’s incredible save in Canada against Hamilton: he ran into the wall and did it

Fernando Alonso Maximized his car’s performance by achieving a creditable sixth place in a F1 Canadian GP 2024 It was very difficult because of the initial rain, the changing conditions and managed to keep Lewis Hamilton at the back until lap 25, where the Englishman showed him the nose with the faster car, close on his heels, for 12 laps without the Oviedo driver moving.

In that match, there was a moment of maximum tension for Fernando Alonso, a fear that could have cost the man from Oviedo dear.

A fear and Fernando’s hand

It happened a little before hamilton He will stay in his car. It was lap 7 of the race and the Asturian made the only mistake that can be remembered in this race. He went into turn 1 and made a straight where Hamilton could attack him, but the Briton, in a key moment to overtake, was also carried too far and widened in turn 2.

Alonso, already back on track, is in a delicate situation. Hamilton may enter the track only to enter the drier lane formed by the passing of F1. AND Fernando, parallel to Lewis, needs to accelerate even in the wet, with worse grip and traction. That’s where the fear comes in.

While accelerating, the car hits him massively, causing him to crash into the wall. And there, Fernando’s hands made the difference. With great reflexes, he executed a countersteer to re-tame his AMR24 and then put it right in turn 3 to maintain his position against Lewis.

After that, with the 7-time champion stuck, he had to draw on experience, driving without mistakes despite the pressure, knowing that if he stayed on the dry road, without closing the gaps on the inside, he had no choice Hamilton rather than stay behind or risk over-attacking in the wet. So, the man from oviedo soured the chances of a comeback hamiltonwho had the fastest car on sunday at Canadaand it made you waste precious time.

Alonso took the resources to keep Hamilton

Fernando He brought out his entire repertoire, raised the driver who set the best time at that time on the track and also had Drs. He did it right by using all the energy in his car to defend himself and braking in the dry.

That was his strategy. Although he knew that when the track dried up and the lane became wider, he had no choice but to defend himself against the British. Despite this, he continued to hold on and went to the pits, on lap 25, with a better stop from his team, when Lewis He overtook Fernando, but as the Spaniard jokingly recalled, “he didn’t make it to the track.”