Fernando Alonso has become the target of a Twitter outrage after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. One of the biggest talking points after the race was when Lewis Hamilton struggled to get out of his W13. Complaining about back pains all weekend long, the Briton was the latest victim of the porpoising that the new 2022 cars suffer from.
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Other drivers such as Haas’s Kevin Magnussen and McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo also seemed to be affected by the porpoising. However, when all drivers agreed that the phenomenon had been affecting them, Alpine’s Fernando Alonso disagreed and, the same was evident from his words in Barcelona.
So how did Fernando Alonso land in trouble and what did he say?
After the race, Tobi Grüner of AMuS tweeted the conversation between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Sky Sports Formula 1 of Germany. They asked Toto regarding the bouncing issue hurting the drivers and what can be done to avoid it. The German replied that while drivers agreed that it was a serious issue; Fernando Alonso felt that it was not a problem.
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This caused Twitter to react, and the opinions among the fans were divided. However, as one user pointed out that Fernando had no issue with the bouncing issue earlier too. In Barcelona, as most teams tried to eliminate the porpoising issue, it was Alpine who were recorded to have it worst.
No problemo! x.com/rumz3y/status/…
Toto Wolff was asked by @skysportformel1 what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso." #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
After the race, Fernando’s race engineer, Karel Loos came on the radio and apologized for the issues. But a sharp-witted Alonso replied, “I am young! I am fit! No problem!”.
Twitter reactions are divided after Fernando Alonso’s comment
Not everyone shared the same sentiment as Fernando Alonso and many took to Twitter to express their disappointment. As one user hilariously put it, “Alonso is THAT 10th doctor in those “9 out of 10 doctors recommend this product” commercials.”
Alonso is THAT 10th doctor in those "9 out of 10 doctors recommend this product" commercials. #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
Toto Wolff was asked by @skysportformel1 what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso." #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
This was el plan all along
Can we exclude Fernando’s car from the solutions then, considering he thinks it’s not an issue
Toto Wolff was asked by @skysportformel1 what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso." #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
However, other users praised Fernando for coming out of retirement and not complaining about such issues.
The irony of 41 year old Fernando Alonso being the only one not to complain about back pain.
Toto Wolff was asked by @skysportformel1 what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso." #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
Does El Plan include bouncing & porpoising?
Toto Wolff was asked by @skysportformel1 what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso." #F1 #AzerbaijanGP
As the most experienced driver on the grid, the two-time world champion also had concerns of his own. “I think it’s a combination,” added Alonso. “this track has been very bumpy on the straights also with the old cars, so this year it’s exaggerated.”
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