These are the two “tricks” Alonso used to achieve the unthinkable in Abu Dhabi

Fernando Alonso He once again made the unthinkable possible. He said fighting the McLarens of Leclerc, Sainz and Norris in the final race in Abu Dhabi and claiming fourth place in the world championship would only be possible if something unexpected happened. However, in a smooth event, the Spaniard once again got the most out of his Aston Martin, resulting in a surprising result. A car that should not have finished seventh in the race, but thanks to good strategy and event management, achieved a fourth place in the World Championship, something even the Spaniards did not expect.

The Spaniard himself was surprised to finish seventh in his weight class. In theory cars like Perez and Hamilton should have entered the race with better pace. However, the man from Oviedo ended his appointment in the same position. For all this he had two important reasons, Fernando and Alonso had his two moments where he made the difference. The first has to do with his intelligence behind the wheel and his reading of the race. The second thing is his hands. Under most normal conditions, the car of the team that finished 5th in the Drivers’ World Championship would have finished 9th in the World Championship. Or, given that Aston Martin was originally the second-best car, it’s probably somewhere above that. However, he finished in 4th place overall.

He’s back to “making magic,” as they say. But all magic has its tricks. Below are the two keys to his fourth place finish.

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The first key was a situation of immense intelligence and cunning. Alonso was the first to realize that the tires would not last long enough to make one stop. Everyone wanted to go with a one-stop strategy, but Fernando was the first to react when he realized his tires were going to last. He decided to enter before the others, which led to his victory. Had he stayed on the track longer, he could have lost time fighting for position in a close race. There he was again fighting with inferior weapons and against “the slowest car ever on the straights”.

The showdown between Hamilton and Tsunoda was won without top speed.

Another key was winning the duel. He withstood the pressure from Gasly and ultimately won against Tsunoda and Lewis Hamilton. What happened to the British was shocking. Few drivers would have been able to regain the positions lost at the start of the second and final round when Lewis fitted tires.

After the second stop, Lewis arrived with hotter wheels following him like a rocket. Hamilton overtook him, but the Oviedo native stayed put and later returned the overtake. In a psychological battle between two experienced and talented drivers, Alonso used tricks to beat Lewis. He braked in a place Hamilton did not expect, allowing Lewis to cross the DRS detection line first. Louis grumbled. Fernando made him angry. And finally, the seven-time champion ran out of options to overtake him.

“Hamilton protested as I braked in Turn 5. I was trying to give him DRS so I could pass him. We had already done that in Canada in 2012. 11 years later, we We played the same cat-and-mouse game. He has a lot of quality and experience, but I have more.”he said between laughs.

And he continued to strive for more. On lap 39, with 19 laps remaining, he caught up with Tsunoda with a 6″2. With four laps to go, he was already within one second. Finally, with two laps to go, he overtook Tsunoda and took the important point. “Fourth place (most podium finishes), one point ahead of Norris. He fought until the last kilometer. He didn’t use any magic. He used his talent and experience. In its purest form. ‘Alonso’