There are wizards who don’t need a wand. That they don’t need to say their tricks out loud. There are those, like Fernando Alonso, they just need a steering wheel and that intelligence that so characterizes him. What makes you so special? They get everyone, both their own and others, to be hallucinated. In Canada, again, he has done it again. It has done. Yes. She has repeated it. Yes. It is no longer even something that causes surprise. Because she does it so many times. Because he has done it practically in every World Cup race. In every test he has performed with Aston Martin. With a car that yes, that works. What is a top car? Which is a masterpiece of engineering. that finally allows Let’s see the best Alonso. It has always been there, but you couldn’t see it. ...
Fernando Alonso It’s unique. The Asturian, who was exhibited in another tremendous rush in Canadato climb to the second step of the podium, he again left a series of masterful radios when it was his turn to fight with Lewis Hamiltonon the court of Gilles Villeneuve. There were several, and the second one marked a before and after in his confrontation with Lewis. After asking thatWhen should I stop managing? suddenly in the Aston Martin team they warned him that the Mercedes was approaching. And yes, boy did he come close. Because, suddenly, the difference between Alonso and Hamilton it became 1.4 seconds... and the danger of losing second place was more than real. That’s where the team came in. notifying Fernando: “Alonso, Hamilton is at 1.9”. It was the phrase that...
‘lift and coast‘. These are three words that no Formula 1 driver wants to hear, since it implies going much slower. But Fernando Alonso today has not escaped listening to them in the form of an imperative order from his engineer. the asturian suffered a wear problem on the rear brakes very similar to the one you have had George Russell and that has forced him to retire. To prevent the situation from reproducing in his Aston Martin, Fernando had to resort to this driving technique. The ‘lift and coast’ consists to lift your foot off the accelerator before reaching the point of braking, causing the car to lose speed before reaching the corner by taking advantage of the aerodynamic resistance. This achieves that the effort made by the brakes, and also the tires, is muc...
Updated Monday, June 19, 2023 – 02:51 The two drivers, rivals yesterday, friends now, celebrate together their second and third place on the Montreal circuit. Alonso and Hamilton, after the race in Montreal.CLIVE MASONGetty Images via AFP Chronic Alonso surpasses Hamilton again in the duel of legends and finishes second in Canada On the podium of the Montreal circuit, three champions, max verstappen, Fernando Alonso and lewis hamilton, with eleven Formula 1 titles on the shelves of their homes. “It has been an iconic moment. I don’t know if there has ever been a podium like this before. I think not,” extolled one of them, Hamilton, at a press conference. Without going any further, the three already shared honors this year in Australia and last year in Doha, but the ...
lewis hamilton and Fernando Alonso they have been bitter rivals for many years of his career. With the passage of time, their relationship has improved to the point that the seven-time world champion dared to joke with the Spaniard’s age while he was listening to him after the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver managed to overtake Alonso at the start and move into second position. Despite this, halfway through the career, the ’14’ he surpassed him again and from that moment there was a battle in the distance that ended with the Asturian second and the British third. When asked on the ‘DAZN’ microphones about the departure, Hamilton dared to hesitate between laughing at Alonso: “He’s getting older. That’s why his reaction capacity is slo...
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nine seconds. That has been the distance that has separated Fernando Alonso from victory number 33. The Asturian completed a great race, first beating Lewis Hamilton with a masterful overtaking to take second position and then following the pace of Max Verstappen. But when he became a real threat to the dutchreceived the order to do ‘lift and coast’, that is, lift the accelerator before the curve to reduce speed, which made him lose more than five seconds compared to Red Bull. At first, youEveryone thought it was due to a brake problem. This was made known to Lewis Hamilton by his track engineer, Peter Bonnington. “We believe that Fernando has a problem with his rear brakes.“, they told the seven-time world champion. However, after the race, Mike Krack, Aston Martin...
2 photos Enlarge Karam el Shenawy June 15, 2023 0 The Japanese firm has confirmed that it is testing the possibility of introducing the manual transmission in its future generation of electric cars. In his recent technical briefing, “Toyota Technical Workshop”, The Japanese firm has just confirmed one of the technologies that could revolutionize the way many users understand electric cars. Because without going into the various scorns that some drivers still profess for zero emission vehicles, the truth is that many agree that they miss the feeling of having a manual gearbox. Well, soon that could be part of the past because after presenting it conceptually at Lexus, the Japanese firm has just confirmed that it also plans to introduce the manual transmission in its electric futures. Takero...
Fernando Alonsoyearns for victory number 33. He arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix having achieved five podiums in the first seven racesbut that for the Asturian is not enough. After passing Lewis Hamilton with a sensational manoeuvre, Fernando did not want to settle for the second position and began to close the gap with Max Verstappen. Despite the Aston Martin being the fastest driver on the track, he had to deal with a rear brake problemwhich forced him to manage the temperature by slowing down. However, Fernando wanted to push himself to the limit to try to put pressure on Verstappen and let his team know. “Tell me when I can stop managing. I want to win this race!“, the Oviedo exclaimed on the radio. Alonso pushed to the maximum and achieved what at the time was the fastes...
Updated Sunday, June 18, 2023 – 21:51 Behind Max Verstappen, who was closer than ever, the Spaniard signs an overtaking to remember against his greatest historical rival. Alonso, during the Canadian Grand Prix.ryan remiorzPA Arrive tomorrow and someone will wonder who was the best. lewis hamilton has seven Formula 1 World Cups, Fernando Alonso with two and both are likely to fold with those numbers. How to defend the Spanish in that duel of legends then. His candidacy seems impossible in the face of such elementary statistics, so historical, so clear. But among many other things in Alonso’s side there will be two overtaking this year, in March in Bahrain and this Sunday in Montreal, to wield as a weapon. At least no one can deny one argument: the Spanish twilight is the brighte...
There are last minute changes in Canada. The loophole on the first corner of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve had been modified to prevent drivers from jumping it and gaining an advantage. Race direction and those responsible for the circuit they agreed to put up a wall to force the cars to go around and lose time if they went off the track. However, the modification was not to the taste of the pilots. After free practice on Friday some complaints came to the race director, but the barrage of criticism came after the classification. The rain caused several pilots to suffer runway exits and had to use that loophole, realizing that dodging that wall was really hardsince in that area the cars reach more than 300 kilometers per hour. This Sunday morning, the race management has listened to the re...