The abandonment of Fernando Alonso in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix he buried all his chances of surpassing Esteban Ocon on the particular war that both have maintained as teammates.
It is well known that in the Formula 1 the team comes first and the Constructors’ World Championship gives most of the money to the teams, but the prestige lies in the drivers’ championship.
When you are not in a position to fight for the crown, beating your teammate, who has the same car, is the main objective for the drivers.
And it is a goal that Fernando Alonso had always achieved since his debut with minardi in 2001, except in 2015 with McLaren-Honda Y Jenson Button.
In minardi Y McLaren They were tied on points, but this 2022 season has been the second year in which the two-time champion has fallen behind his teammate.
Esteban Oconafter his seventh in Yas Marina and with the umpteenth abandonment of Fernando, has added 92 points compared to Alonso’s 81
“We have met all the objectives that we set for ourselves, we finished fourth in the Constructors’ World Championship. I thank God for that. I lost two and a half kilos this weekend due to stress and being too focused. It’s also my best season in F1 in terms of points,” said the Frenchman after the race.
That does ensure that overtaking Alonso “tastes good”: “I also had my problems. It tastes good. He is a very, very fast driver. Obviously, I had to raise my level as much as I could and finishing the year ahead of him is a good satisfaction”.
“Obviously, in the end, the only thing I’ve been missing this year is a podium. Due to various circumstances we were unable to do so. I hope we can achieve several next season,” he added.
Lastly, he wanted to dedicate a nice message to his now ex-partner: “It’s been great working with Fernando and pushing the team to that level. So I’m delighted to have been able to spend two years with him. I wish him the best at Aston Martin and I hope we can fight in the future as well.”
