After Carlos Sainz’s crash in the 1st lap, the wait for the race restart took away all the excitement. The only saving grace came at the very last moment of the race. That moment was the battle for P6 between Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.

Max Verstappen’s 2nd title win was the highlight of the day. The Dutchman led the race in every lap, refusing to give 2nd-placed Charles Leclerc even an inch of a chance to win. It was a comprehensive win for the defending champion. However, it was the Vettel-Alonso photo finish that left fans dumbfounded.

Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel lock horns for P6

The battles in Formula 1 beyond podium finishes rarely get attention. But that was not the case today. Vettel and Alonso’s race-line finish is the talk of the town in the F1 world. The difference was so minuscule, that one could not make out who was in front through the naked eye. Ready to get your mind blown? Vettel took P6 by 0.01 second.

Alonso, however, was not amused with his team. He blamed the faulty strategy for losing points again. Alonso, after the race, asked on the radio which place he ended up in.

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When he was told it was P7, he didn’t hold back from criticizing the team he is going to leave at the end of the season. He said, “Yeah what a mistake, eh? I mean strategically, what are you doing this year to me?”

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Alonso had his 4th DNF of the season at the Singapore GP and did not mince his words there either.

Fernando Alonso on losing too many points

Fernando Alonso was livid after losing crucial points owing to back-to-back DNFs at the Singapore GP. The two-time champion claimed that had it not been for 4 DNFs, he would have been 60 points up in the drivers’ standings.

Continuing, the Spaniard made a bold claim of competing with the likes of Mercedes drivers had it not been for the lost points. He said, “If you add 60 points to me and take them away from the others, because they are points they wouldn’t have scored, my season would be comparable to Mercedes.”  [Translated using Google]

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Alonso will be seen competing in Aston Martin next season. The 41-year-old has signed a multi-year deal with Lawrence Stroll’s team, replacing Sebastian Vettel, who will retire at the end of this season.