“In the end Leclerc moved three times on the straight defending himself from Hamilton, I moved once in Canada and they sanctioned me with 5 seconds,” he recalls.
“Today I think it was the best race of the whole year in terms of competitiveness,” says the Alpine rider
Fernando Alonso dropped from seventh to ninth place in Canada after receiving a penalty for his defense in the final meters against Valtteri Bottas, which the FIA stewards considered a dangerous zig zag. Today at Silverstone, as soon as he got out of his car, Fernando demanded the same treatment for Charles Leclerc for a similar action.
“We have finished in fourth position. We have a fourth,” he said Alonsowho crossed the finish line fifth: “At the end of the race Leclerc moved three times down the straight defending against hamiltonI moved one in Canada and got a five-second penalty, so I guess we have a fourth position today, which tastes great.”
“After seeing those three changes of direction I knew they were going to be five seconds… And if they are not, if there is no sanction, it would already be a movie,” he added. Alonso.
About his own career, the Asturian has been satisfied: “Today I think it was the best race of the whole year in terms of competitiveness- At the start we did quite well, but then unfortunately they repositioned us again and all those who started behind us disappeared, so everyone gained positions except the first seven, let’s say, and even so we started well again and did a good job race. With Checo who had a puncture or something and Max who had problems, we gained several positions, Russell’s after the accident as well, so we were already in the fight for the top 5. In the end I could have fought a little more, but I was more worried about Norris. I hope that we continue like this and that we maintain our competitiveness in the next races,” Fernando said.
Of course, Alonso He has also had a memory for two of the protagonists of the day. On the one hand, he has congratulated Carlos Sainz for his first victory in Formula 1 and has also been relieved that the accident of the Chinese Guanyu Zhou has been a scare: “I have to congratulate Carlos on his first win and I’m also glad that Zhou is okay after his incident at the start. This shows how far safety has come in modern Formula 1 racing.”