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Fernando Alonso thanks Alpine in his own way: “I’m happy to finish this chapter”
Fernando Alonso did not finish the 2022 Abu Dhabi GP. © DPPI / A. Vincent
For someone who expressed his impatience to pilot “ the green car » on the evening of the Brazil Sprint Race the previous week, Fernando Alonso (Alpine) had plenty of time to admire the rear of theAston Martin during the first laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this Sunday, November 20.
The double world champion Formula 1 has in fact passed several tens of kilometers behind Sebastian Vettel, which he will replace next year. “I didn't want to attack Seb, he revealed to the media present at Yas Marina. I just wanted to do a few laps in his wake and enjoy this moment. »
The Spaniard did well to savor these moments on the track, since a water leak then forced him to retire, while he was in 10th place. Enough to annoy the man, already on edge in the area of reliability this season!
« The facts don't lie, reliability was against my car, with six retirements. There were also problems that didn't count as retirements: I'm thinking of the problem in qualifying in Australia, or the fact that I didn't even start the Sprint Race in Austria. », Details the 41-year-old veteran.
P4 in the Constructors' Championship. 👏
A year of hard work and commitment from every single person involved in our team. 💙
We'll keep pushing as one. pic.twitter.com/YBV2xBUFKJ
—BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) November 20, 2022
“So I think there have been nine or ten reliability issues in 2022, which at this level is already not acceptable and they all happened on my car. So I'm happy to end this chapter with Alpine and to start molding the tub with Aston Martin tomorrow, with tire testing on Tuesday and hopefully a new project with better luck. »
Fernando Alonso has his head entirely turned towards his new adventure. Even if Alpine (Ex-Renault) brought him his only two world titles, he will have no other kind words for the French team, which finished fourth among the Manufacturers. Aston Martin only finished 7th.
“The Aston Martin project is incredible, when I see what they are doing in terms of recruitment, installations, investments. So I think good times are going to come, I can’t wait for next year.”
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21/11/2022 at 12:27 a.m.
Ah, always so priceless, dear Fernand!! Good luck with the Greens...