Fernando Alonso was left without achieving 7th place in US Grand Prix He has made a spectacular comeback after suffering a serious accident in which his car hit a barrier on two wheels.of FIA He served a controversial 30-second penalty that ultimately saw him place 15th in the final standings.But what the Commissioner cannot erase is the memory of what the Spaniards did Austinis a pure example of how he is a careerist, his ability to fight, to never give up, to resist.

the comeback of Fernando Alonso There were two elements to it: Asturian magic and more rational magic. His deeds were full of remarkable heroism. The first is that you can simply change the nose in the pits and the car will hold up and continue racing after being hit hard. Second, that Fernando Alonso After his car jumped and fell, he was able to perform at his best without getting hurt or pushing. The third was that Fernando Alonso was able to set a high pace in his second set hard by making his tires longer than anyone else. That’s his one of the key.

When the Asturian arrived at the pit he thought he could not continue. But the team put a hard rubber on him and said: “I will go to the end”. 34 laps left. many. The question was whether the compound would hold up. Even Fernando doubted it. But they did it, despite the great pace the Asturians printed.

Importantly, the first four laps on that tire were behind the ‘safety car’. This is because it stopped on the 22nd lap and the appointment resumed on the 26th lap. You can extend the life of your tires. From there, He had 30 laps left to attack and manage the tires at the same time. Walk around the paddock and talk to Pirelli tire technicians about Fernando and they all list him as one of the best drivers in tire management.

Tire management:

He finished 34 laps on the hard tyre. Only Latifi (17th) and Albon (12th) recorded more laps on that compound (38 laps). Most did 22, 23 or 24 laps on that rubber, far fewer than the Spaniards.already happened in Zandvoorteveryone rejected that compound and Alonso found it worked very well for him in free practice, so he had a nice stint on the hard compound. got This time, it was a hard return to respond to Spanish cars. He started to flinch on the closing laps when Norris attacked him. He tried to fend off Lando, who was running hard under the 12th anniversary, but And despite the effort he put into it, he ended up giving up the position. But he had already finished his most important task.

How can I get more positions?

On the 22nd lap, he suffered damage to his machine in an accident and entered the track in 17th place. He finished 6th and gained 11 positions. He finished 7th and eventually secured 10th place. How was he able to overtake his 11 drivers on the track, where his determination, good pace and good tire management plus a much more rational factor? is entered. It’s his second pit stop.

Alonso was lucky to make his first pit stop without losing time with the ‘safety car’ on track. And after just four laps on the medium tyres, his own accident forced him to take advantage of the ‘safety car’ and enter. made His first stop to put the medium tires on was already significant, because this allowed me to remount the second hardset because it didn’t matter if I repeated the compound. Hard was the only tire he could risk trying to go to the end without stopping again.

therefore, Fernando Alonso got a free stop when the safety car pulled out of his accident. The rest, as if stopped, never do it again. On lap 23, only Zhou left a ‘safety’ on the track, giving Fernando a position. By becoming The Spaniard took up to six positions due to the ensuing stoppages of his rivals: already quoted Zhou and Gasly, Mick Schumacher, Tsunoda, Norris, Vettel. Remaining He won places at the track: he passed Latifi, Ricciardo, Albon, his teammates Ocon and Magnussen. Up to 5 wins on asphalt. In the end only Norris could pass him with a young rubber.

Like all magic, everything has a trick. Fernando took the risk and had nothing to lose, putting his rubber on hard and taking advantage of the possibility of making a second free stop. But without his hands, his rhythm, his hunger, his desire to do his best after his hard blows, his resistance, his car and his hands, it would not have been possible In short, it was his career-oriented soul that made the difference. I managed the tires perfectly. magic? Call him a talent. Added to that was the good fortune of having his own ‘safety car’ tracked and available.

Alonso’s comeback timeline

– Lap 22: incident
– Round 23: Alonso finished 17th.

Round 24: Get a position with ZHOU PER STOP

Round 26: The race resumed with 30 laps remaining. He had four laps of rubber behind the ‘safety car’ at low speed.

Lap 28: Overtakes LATIFI. It’s the 15th.
Lap 31: Pass Ricardo. It’s the 14th.

Lap 33: Position up with GASLY BY STOP.
Lap 34: Pass Albon. It’s the 12th.
Lap 34: DOUBLE PLACE: Stopped Mick Schumacher and Tsunoda to move up the order. EN 10th
Lap 35: Stop Norris and move up the order. It’s the 9th.

Lap 39: Pass OCON on course. It’s the 8th. On his final lap he was two seconds faster than Ocon.
Lap 41: Stop Vettel and move up the order. It’s the 7th.

48th lap. Pass Magnussen. 6th place. When I lost my rear-view mirror.

Lap 54: Norris passes him in the final turn. It’s the 7th.
Final position of the race.

How did you get to OCON?
Alonso passed him on lap 39: when Ocon took 21 laps on hard rubber. Alonso had 17 laps of hard rubber at the time and was only four laps young. Ocon stopped with 11 laps to go and finished 11th.

Ocon’s lead after the restart on lap 28 was 2.737 seconds. Alonso had to pass Latifi and Albon.
Ocon is 1″5 behind when he passes Albon. It took eight laps to pass him.

Distance to Magnussen:
On lap 27 Alonso was 3.5 seconds behind Magnussen. He passed him on his 48th lap. Magnussen was on his average tires four laps older than him (Magnussen averaged 29 / Alonso hard 25). Alonso therefore had a compound advantage.