Motorsports
Strong accident between Alonso and his 2023 partner Stroll!
Fernando Alonso was in ‘attack mode’. The Spanish driver benefited from the introduction of the ‘safety car’ when he had yet to make his first pit stop and after the restart he was ninth. When the action resumed, he overtook Gasly on the new medium tyres, for eighth place and headed for Stroll. But there his options came to naught. The Asturian had an accident with the Stroll due to the delay in moving the Canadians.
The Spaniard slid into the Canadian’s slipstream midway down the backstraight, and when the Canadian left the eagerness to put his nose in, reaching Lance’s left-rear wheel level, the Aston Martin driver left. , which had a strong impact.
We were accelerating so fast that the collision was dangerous. The Spaniard’s car also rose from the front and remained several meters in the air near the protection. Fortunately, confirming that both drivers were fine, the Asturian revealed that Stroll “moved very slowly”. Alonso again realized that bad luck could cost him a good amount of points, but luckily he returned to the pits, changed noses and was already 16th, but was able to return to the track. is ready. Meanwhile, Stroll was left on the track and had to walk away.
But the Spaniards did what seemed impossible. When he pulled out his magic wand, the show began. Fernando his Alonso fixed things in his hands and climbed from the tail to his 6th place with admirable pace in admirable fashion. Epic comeback. Finally, a new rubber-fitted Norris passed him on the final lap and the Spaniard finished the event in his 7th position.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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