2023-07-29 18:16:18
Clear lap for Fernando Alonso in the sprint from Belgium, for the first time ever this season, whether in the Grand Prix or in one of the short races on Saturday, the two-time world champion comes away empty-handed – trip to the gravel, got stuck there, and this on his 42nd birthday of all times . Birthday.
The 367-time GP participant is considered one of the most reliable drivers in the field, driving mistakes are as rare for Fernando as snowfall in Dubai. So what happened?
The 2005 and 2006 Formula 1 World Champion says: “I followed Nico Hülkenberg into the Pouhon curve, my car lost contact pressure on the front axle, I slid straight ahead, came across a white line that was still wet, and then I lost the car out of control.”
“In such conditions, grip is different in every corner. It was extremely slippery, but that goes for everyone, that shouldn’t be an excuse.”
“At the end of the day, I wasn’t in the points at the time, and to be honest, it would have been hard work to get into the top eight.”
“It was nothing, but I’d rather something like that happened to us today than in the race. It’s annoying, but I’m already thinking about the Grand Prix.”
Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack: “It’s unfortunate what happened to Fernando. But it is important that the car has not gotten anything. We got nothing today, we take it with composure and sportsmanship. We just didn’t show a good performance. Now it’s about scoring big points in the Grand Prix from our 9th and 10th starting positions.”
Sprint, Francorchamps
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 24:58,433 min
02. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +6.677 sec
03. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +10,733
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +12,648
05. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +15,016
06. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +16.052
07. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +16,575
08. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +16,822
09. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +22,410
10. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), AlphaTauri, +22.806
11. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +25,007
12. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +26,303
13. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +27,006
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +32.986
15. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +36,342
16. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, +37,571
17. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +37,827
18. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +39,267
Out
Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, Kollisionsschäden
Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, Dreher
Championship status (after 11 of 22 races and Belgium Sprint)
driver
01. Verstappen 289 points
02. Pérez 171
03. Alonso 139
04. Hamilton 135
05. Sainz 92
06. Russell 91
07. Leclerc 84
08. Norris 63
09. Stroll 45
10. Plates 34
11. Ocon 31
12. Gasly 22
13. Albon 11
14. Hulkenberg 9
15. Bottas 5
16. Zhou 4
17. Tsunoda 2
18. Magnussen 2
19. Sargeant 0
20. Nyck de Vries (NL) 0
21. Ricciardo 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 460 Punkte
02. Mercedes 226
03. Aston Martin 184
04. Ferrari 176
05. McLaren 97
06. Alpine 53
07. Williams 11
08. Haas 11
09. Alfa Romeo 9
10. Alpha Tauri 2
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