The next season’s teammates bumped into each other in the United States.
Lance and Lawrence Stroll are Fernando Alonso’s teammates next season. PDO
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll crashed. F1 can be watched on V Sport channels and Elisa Viihde Viaplay service.
The weekend F1 race in Austin, USA went to the driver of Aston Martin From Lance Stroll wrong when he had to stop after being hit by someone coming from behind From Fernando Alonso.
The Spanish hero tried to get past Stroll when Valtteri Bottas the safety car brought onto the track from the exit had moved to the side, giving permission for overtaking. The Alpine was slightly faster than the Aston Martin on the straight, so overtaking was expected.
However, the situation ended in a heavy collision when Stroll turned left at a critical moment. Alonso didn’t have time to react to this surprise, and the nose of the Spanish car pointed towards the sky for a moment in the violent impact.
Stroll’s race ended there, but Alonso was allowed to continue until the checkered flag. However, the collision had consequences, as the Spaniard lost the points he had received after the race.
Stroll didn’t feel much guilt after the race. In slow motion, Stroll is seen turning the wheel to the left only after Alonso made his play move.
– I gave him enough space on the left side of the road, so at least I didn’t flatten him against the railing or anything. He (Alonso) could have moved to the left earlier. He shouldn’t have come so close to me anyway, Stroll said RacingNews365for.
– Pity. It was a close fight and unfortunately we hit each other.
Future teammates
Fernando Alonso was scared of the crash. PDO
Alonso will move from Alpine to Aston Martin next season, so the drivers who ended up on the collision course will soon be pulling the same rope. The Canadian does not believe that the crash will affect the cooperation between them.
– We are racing drivers. This can happen in a competition, says Stroll.
Alonso, who has experienced everything in F1, said that he was frightened by the collision situation, in which the Alpine’s front tires went up in the air for a moment. Alonso remained tight-lipped about what Stroll did, which isn’t much of a surprise given who dictates the locker room at Aston Martin: millionaire dad Lawrence Stroll.
– It’s a pleasure to be here to talk to you, because I could have ended up in the hospital. When I was in the air, I was scared. When I landed on the tarmac, I thought my race was over, Alonso described according to DAZN Espana.
– It was bad luck when we didn’t understand each other.
Alonso made it to the pits and eventually finished seventh.
– It was my best race this season, but I still feel the fear in the pit of my stomach. I couldn’t stop thinking about the crash during the entire race. I just wanted to finish.
The F1 season continues next weekend in Mexico.