“If there is someone who keeps a hackneyed copy of the regulations of the Formula 1is Fernando Alonso“: this is how the prestigious British magazine ‘Autosport’ describes the driving lesson offered by the Spaniard last weekend in Australia.
It is not new to see and hear the almost 42-year-old driver read the race perfectly from the car, and act as both a runner and head of strategy.
However, in Melbourne it was exceeded. After being touched by Carlos Sainz In the second start, it only took him a few seconds to address his team so that they could review the regulations and claim, although he already knew the answer.
It was a whole ‘masterclass’ that amazed the world of Formula 1even to those who have sometimes been harsher with him.
“As he tried to recover from Sainz’s crash amid the drama on lap 57, he implored his Aston Martin team to check the red flag protocol in a bid to salvage his podium efforts. He seemed to be in the know long before the stewards decided reestablish the starting order”, explains the aforementioned media.
“Her career knowledge remains unmatched. It’s great to see that, at 41, he’s as quick and cunning as ever“, Add.
In fact, in England they see Alonso as an example for the youngest, like their compatriots Russell or Norris: “F1 is better with him and his predilection for strategy is something that younger drivers should learn.”
