The Spanish and the British suffered a crash in the first laps of the Belgian GP.
new controversy in the Belgian Grand Prix. At the start of the race at the Spa circuit, Fernando Alonsowhich started third and was already running second, and Lewis Hamiltonwho was behind the Spaniard, suffered a crash that ended with the Briton out of the race and with an insult from the Spaniard: “He’s an idiot!”
It all happened when Hamilton tried to overtake Alonso on the outside. In a very tight section of the circuit, the Alpine driver did not give in and the lack of space ended with Hamilton’s right rear wheel jumping over Alonso’s left front tyre. Although in the first meters Hamilton was able to continue circulating, he finally had to leave.
A few minutes later, the television showed Alonso’s conversation with his mechanics. “What an idiot! Closing the door from the outside. We had made a mega start, but this boy only knows how to drive and start when he goes first “, were the words of the driver who will race at Aston Martin this year.
“I already know what you think of me, I don’t give it much importance,” said Hamilton later, who took the blame for the incident before the microphones of Sky Sports F1: “Looking at the images, he was in my blind spot and i didn’t give him enough room“, acknowledged the Mercedes driver.
Fernando Alonso finished fifth in the Spa race, thanks to a penalty on Leclerc that allowed him to move up one position. After getting out of the car, he was asked about Hamilton’s words assuming his mistake: “If he said it, I have nothing more to add, I was a little surprised that he closed the door that way, but we were able to finish,” he settled.
Apart from the incident, Alonso was satisfied after the race. “We started third and finishing fifth is fine, we thought to finish a little further back. It was more difficult than we thought, due to the start and then the strategy, it was difficult for us to reach the checkered flag,” he analyzed in statements to DAZN.
He also celebrated the good run of his Alpine, which has chained nine races scoring points: “The consistency is being very good and the pace too, we are moving in quite comfortable races, with a margin with those behind us. Let’s keep it up”.
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