The Spanish Fernando Alonso (Alpine), double world champion Formula 1which ended on the fifth this Sunday British Grand Prixthe tenth of the year, declared in the circuit of Silverstone congratulating his compatriot Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) “in achieving his first success” and who is glad that the Chinese Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) “was well” after experiencing a cruel accident that led to the delay, with a red flag, of the race, shortly after the start.
“I have to congratulate Carlos (Sainz) for his first victory and I am also very happy that Zhou (who literally saved his life thanks to the mix) was well after his accident at the exit. It shows how far safety has come in modern Formula One racing. “comments of the double Asturian world champion who has had 32 previous victories for Spain in the queen category until this Sunday Sainz achieved his thirty-third.
“Today was a fun career and we happily finished in fifth position. Hopefully there will be drama at the endand hopefully we can climb the podium with all the action there is, but it’s fun to fight in the top five, “ said Alonso, who achieved two of his 32 wins in Silverstone: in 2006 -the year he reaffirmed the title, with Renault- and in 2011, also with ferrari.
He believes Leclerc should be punished
“I think our last position should have been fourth because I saw Charles (Leclerc, Monegasque, from Ferrari) win a few times in front of Lewis (Hamilton, seven-time world champion, from Mercedes , who finished third) and compared to what happened. to me in Canada, I guess it’s forbidden and I should be punished, “said the brilliant Asturian driver, whose outstanding staging this Sunday was overshadowed by the” bombshell “that his compatriot Sainz won.
“In assessing the weekend as a whole, I think the car has been very good and I felt more competitive than any other race so far this season,” Alonso said.
“We executed our race very well and had a consistent pace. Hopefully we will continue like this and maintain our competitiveness in the next races,” the double Asturian world champion added on Sunday after the British Grand Prix.
Source: La Verdad
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