The two of them went out together Aston Martin. Together they went out, and together they entered. Because together they seemed to go both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll in Austria. Because a little more and, metaphorically, they would have entered the finish line of the ‘sprint race’ of the Austrian GP hand in hand. Yes, because even though the distance between them was minimal, at no time did it seem that the two-time world champion had intention to exceed to your teammate.
And that I started ahead of him, but at the start everything turned upside down in a start in which a little more and how could have changed everything. Because the two Red Bulls almost touched. Because Lando Norris almost took both Austrian cars. And because Alonso had no choice but to go outside to avoid problems.
That was when Stroll took the opportunity to get ahead. To ‘lead’ the team Aston Martin on the track. To set course for higher positions and to leave the odd message on the radio.
Stroll’s radio…
“Tell Alonso not to waste time fighting on the track,” he told Aston Martin as the two green cars headed towards the position of Nico Hulkenberg.
They overtook him. Fourth and fifth were. Alonso, glued to Stroll. barely half a second separated the two. But for some reason, Fernando didn’t seem to want to push the accelerator to overtake his partner.
Perhaps because the only thing that was going to be was to change positions. Perhaps because they told him ‘no’ on the radio. Perhaps because there was no danger, or apparent danger rather. Because yes there was. Because Hulkenberg, who stopped to dry, came in just over a second by finish line with respect to Alonso.
Alonso, nor with the DRS
Meanwhile, Fernando with DRS was still after Stroll. Meanwhile, total friendship between Fernando and Lance to enter together across the finish line and score several good points both for themselves and for the team in their fight with Mercedes.
But if there had been greater danger with Hulkenberg, who would have happened in that ‘fight’… or in that absence of a fight between a Stroll and an Alonso than when he seemed to be about to suddenly overtake his partner? reappeared behind him on the screen.
Who knows if this would have been the case in 2022 at Alpine… and with Ocon as a partner.
