Fernando Alonso’s spectacular comeback at the US GP. It’s still news days later. There have been many personalities related to the Formula 1 who have spoken of the Asturian epic. On this occasion, Jolyon Palmerformer pilot of Renault in 2016 and 2017, has praised the figure of the Spaniard, regardless of The sanction.
To begin with, the figure of the pilot of Alpine: “When Alonso went against the wall, it seemed inevitable that he would have to park his Alpine and back off, as Strolldue to heavy damage. But that It is not Alonso’s way of being“.
“As soon as he saw that the car was still drivable, he went to the pits and after the nose and tire changes, incredibly, he returned to the Grand Prix. Fernando is the pilot with the greatest determination, of steel“, he highlights.
Also, compare it to the race that Alonso did in 2018 in Azerbaijan with McLarenwhen he punctured two wheels in the first corner and still managed to make it to the pits and finish the race seventh: “I remember his comeback in Baku a few years ago, when he drove a McLaren limping to the pits at the end of the first lap, he was able to come back and be able to return home with some points. In this race I think he made an even more spectacular comeback.”
Despite the damage to the car, the Spaniard had an unusual pace, as Palmer points out: “Incredibly, he still had speed in his car, even though the damage was great. He was faster than his teammate. equipment, Stephen Ocon. He was able to managing a very long run on the hard tire to the checkered flag and take an incomprehensible seventh position”.
Finally, put the race Alonso more than any other driver has done this year: “It was a mix of sheer determination coupled with supreme skill that potentially for me produced best performance by a driver all year“.
What does Palmer think of the sanction?
Today Jolyon Palmer works for Formula 1 as a commentator and columnist, so he does not have much opinion regarding the sanction he suffered Alonso and is not in favor of Alpine and the Asturian: “The fact that they allowed him to run and reach the end without any incident makes everything is more difficult for Alpine to accept“.
“there are discrepancies between the commissaires and the Race Direction. We will wait to see if the decision is reviewed, but it seems unlikely. In any case, nothing will take away from us the extraordinary performance of Alonso this day”, he comments to close.
