Decryption of F1 – The qualifying sprint race

This is not a failure, which in itself is already a success. If this had been the case, the reaction of the British supporters would have been completely different. If only one disappointment was felt, it was that of seeing the Red Bull de Max Verstappen overflow at turn 1 la Mercedes de Lewis Hamilton author the day before of a heroic pole position. For the rest, excited by this Sprint race of which they were offered the first, overheated by a generous sun, freed for a few hours from the Delta variant, the thousands of English fans did not shy away from their pleasure. Thanks, above all, to a Fernando Alonso unleashed putting on a show all by himself. It must be said that the Spaniard gave them their money's worth after sneaking past his opponents when the lights went out to climb up to 5th place at the end of the first lap - a gain of 6 positions - before changing register and offering a “tooth and nail” defense to contain the McLaren. This Sprint race was certainly not a failure, but was it nonetheless a success?

“The only thing we can say right now is that the positive prevails. » –Ross Brawn

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