The BWT Alpine F1 Team retired this season with Esteban Ocon in 14th place and Fernando Alonso in the first lap damage in the final of the F1 Round 4 Emilia Romagna GP on Sunday, April 24th. It was decided to put an end to the continuous point acquisition of.
In the first wet race of the season, the two moved up in position due to an incident on the opening lap, but Alonso came into contact with Mick Schumacher (Haas) at the exit of Turn 3 and the impact caused side pods and floors. Was damaged and was forced to retire due to this.
Speaking of Ocon, after changing to medium tires at the first pit stop, there was an unsafe release when sending out to the course, so although he received a checker in 11th place, the final 14 due to a 5 second penalty. The result was a place.
Alpine: F1 Emilia Romagna GP Final
Fernando AlonsoFinal: DNF / Grid: 9th
It was an unlucky race again. The start went well and I went up to 8th, but there was a lot of damage to the right side of the floor and the side pods and I had no choice but to retire.
It’s unintentional, but I can only say that I’m unlucky because the car and the race were crushed by a little contact with Mick (Schumacher).
At the end of the Australian Grand Prix, I should have scored a total of 20 or 30 points in the championship, but in reality it’s only 2 points. I’m unlucky!
The season is long and there are still many chances to earn points.
Esteban OconFinal: 14th / Grid: 16th
After all, it was a disappointing race where I couldn’t get even one point.
My race was tricky from the beginning. That said, given that the qualifying results ruined the weekend after that, I don’t think today’s position before the penalty is that bad.
I wouldn’t have been in the points range even without a 5 second penalty because I was running out of race pace.
The pit lane here is really narrow, but I’ll try to figure out exactly what happened at tonight’s debriefing session and see if it can be avoided.
I’m going to learn from this one and move on, and I’m already looking to the next Miami.
In the 2022 F1 Round 4 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix final race held at the Imola Circuit on Sunday, April 24, Max Verstappen, who started from the pole position, gained a total of 22 wins and Sergio took second place. With Perez, Red Bull finished 1-2 for the first time in six years.
The next round, the Miami GP, set in the Miami International Autodrome, will begin with Free practice 1 on May 6th.