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It isn’t just his driving in 2023 that Fernando Alonso is making headlines for lately. Whether it was the chaos in the final minutes of the Australian GP or the Q2 in Spain, the local boy is gaining quite the reputation of a steward. What makes things even spicier is the fact that this time around, it was Alpine at the receiving end.
In the final moments of the Australian GP, the race went through a restart after red flags. The restart saw carnage on the grid as drivers ran into each other while searching for an extra place. Pierre Gasly ran into his own teammate, Esteban Ocon, while Alonso’s fellow Spaniard, Carlos Sainz, hit him from behind, making him spin around. The Asturian driver quickly told his race engineer to refer to one of his previous races in Silverstone when a similar scenario took place and he was reinstated in his original place. The FIA took time but eventually ruled in Alonso’s favor. Looks like he is back in his stewarding duties.
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Fernando Alonso reignites Alpine rivalry after the fiery radio message
Alonso’s exit from Alpine last year was far from an amicable scene. He had a falling out with his then-teammate Esteban Ocon and also openly criticized the team for the car’s shortcomings on the team radio.
That rivalry is set to make a comeback as he urged the FIA to give Gasly a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Max Verstappen on Turn 4. Alonso was just behind Verstappen and had a good look over what happened. Just moments before, Max too complained about Gasly impeding him. However, it is Alonso’s comment that is already going viral on the internet. Take a look at how fans reacted.
He would do anything to bring alpine down lol
— ❀ kazimierka bish ❀ ¹⁶ ⁴⁴ (@KazimieraLuv) June 3, 2023
one thing about alonso is that if he sees the opportunity to take down alpine he will take it
— sole (@forleclerc16) June 3, 2023
Good luck to Otmar!
— The Blue Flag Podcast (@BlueFlagPodF1) June 3, 2023
Beautiful. Making sure he pays back all the contract hunger games they played with him and piastri
— Almostdeadunitedfan (@getfuckedglazer) June 3, 2023
You have to love his awareness and thinking whilst out on track #F1 #SpanishGP #Alonso
— Rob Thompson (@robjvwcom) June 3, 2023
There's still "love" between Alonso and Alpine, you can clearly see it… 😅
— Spejbl (@TenSpejbl) June 3, 2023
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They must charge for Alonso's radio🔥😂
— Formula Central (@Formula_Central) June 3, 2023
Alonso took damage to the floor of his car during the Q1 session. The engineers did a great job of taping it all up to make the car functional. Where do you think he will end up at the end of Q3?
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai