The race of Fernando Alonso in the United States Grand Prix 2022 he had turned his back on the Spaniards. After starting the 14th, he extended the stop until his exit safety car, so he moved up in the middle and placed in 8th place. So, in the relaunch he started gaining more places, but when he had everything in his favor Lance Stroll caused a serious accident.
That was it video of the collision between Alonso and Stroll:
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Alonso had the ambition and arrived with more speed on the back straight. However, Stroll wanted to fight back but made the move too late.
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When he made that turn, he collided with the Spaniard’s front wing and right wheel. The Asturian went through the air, got up on two wheels and made the fans hold their breath. Fortunately, there were no major complications for it Alpine.
Meanwhile, Stroll lost control of his car, puncturing the rear left wheel and rear fender. the from Aston Martin It got stuck in the middle of the runway and luckily no one hit it.
Fernando Alonso’s explanations and statements after the accident
These were the explanations and statements he gave Fernando Alonso on the microphones DAZN Spain:
“The first thing is that I’m happy to be here talking to you, because I could be at the medical center… so, happy about that.
“We were lucky with the first safety car, we got inside and we were already in the first group, but then I tried to catch Lance Stroll’s slipstream, I moved at the last minute to get out and he also moved at the time, so it was a bit of bad luck, we didn’t get along very well.”
“When I was in the air I was a little scared. When you go to the outer fences it can be dangerous, but when I saw that it landed on the tarmac, I said: Well, the whole car will break, I retire and the race ends here. That’s what I thought when I pitted, but they changed the tires and told me to go all the way, with 32 laps to go and I thought we couldn’t do it, but I don’t know, to finish seventh seems incredible.”
Lance Stroll’s explanations and statements after the accident
These were the explanations and statements given by Lance Stroll into his microphones DAZN Spain:
“Well, I mean, yes, I was late, but there was a big speed difference. I judged more or less, I understood where he was behind me. But it’s not like I hit him on the side of his car. The impact is still from his front fender to the back of my car.”
“I gave him a lot of room on the left side of the field, so it’s not like I cornered him or anything against a wall. He could have moved earlier and gone further left. He didn’t have to get that close. So there’s so many different ways of looking at the incident. It was a shame. It was a wheel-to-wheel battle and unfortunately there was a twist.”
