The Singapore Grand Prix had a great hero. Carlos Sainz gave one piloting lesson and he knew how to overcome all the conditions and bring the race to a thrilling end. Mercedes follows him in the final laps Thanks to the advantage he gained with new tires after the last safety car. big on the opposite side Red Bull was defeatedVerstappen was on the podium for the first time this year with 5th and Pérez 8th. But there is still another pilot injured. Fernando Alonsowho lived Real hell on the track Marina Bay.

The Asturian pilot started the qualifying from seventh place without great expectations and he was aware of it. His car had no rhythm or speed will attack this weekend. After a good start he moved up to sixth behind Kevin Magnussen. And from there things went completely wrong.

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“This car cannot be driven”Alonso complained on the radio to confirm the disaster after receiving a 5-second penalty for crossing the pit lane. It was an uncharacteristic driving mistake, no doubt a product of his uneasiness over his Aston Martin’s poor performance.

When he pitted for the second time, ready to serve the penalty, still in the top 10, AMR23’s wheel jammed and Fernando’s stoppage increased to 25 seconds. Everything is here. Alonso fell from 15th to 16th due to Russell’s crash on the final lap of the race.

“We couldn’t keep up the pace we expected. And so many things happened. A mistake when entering the pits, a not-so-good stop, traffic. All in one race. We need to analyze these because” The car was very difficult to drive, there was very little grip in the rear. We ran out of tires very quickly after the pit stop and it was a very tough race. “We need to improve ourselves for the next race,” he summarized.

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Alonso, who lost third place in the drivers’ championship with Hamilton, appeared before the press with a disgusted expression. “Of course it’s a race to forget,” said the Asturian driver. “It was complicated from the beginning, there was no rhythm. We hope it will be better in Japan. We were all expecting to have a good weekend in Singapore but that was not the case. “Perhaps we don’t expect magic in Japan and are pleasantly surprised,” he concluded.