The 2021 United States Grand Prix will not be remembered with particular fondness by Fernando Alonso, protagonist of a weekend that is anything but positive. In addition to the immediate retirement during free practice and the subsequent relegation to the back of the grid for the replacement of the power unit, the Spaniard from Alpine had to end his race prematurely due to a technical failure, exactly as happened to his teammate Esteban. Or with.
Moreover, among the various negative aspects, the two-time world champion also had to deal with a close duel with Kimi Raikkonen at the first corner, which also resulted in a slight contact between the two. More than for the wheel to wheel, Alonso did not like the decision of the stewards not to proceed against the Finn, guilty according to the two-time world champion of having passed the Asturian after having exploited the external escape route. It is not the first time that Alonso, during this season, has had to deal with these controversies: already on the occasion of the Austrian GP, he defined himself “an idiot” not to have followed the example of one of his opponents, who had overtaken him using the external part of the track without incurring any penalty. However, in Russia, the Alpine pilot had actually implemented this maneuver, gaining a position by going beyond the track limits. The third case that has again brought to light this type of episode finally took place in Austin, in the aforementioned duel with Raikkonen’s Alfa Romeo.
When asked about the inconsistency suffered, the Iberian driver did not want to request a change or a greater clarification on the rule inherent to this type of circumstances, coming to bother a basic football norm to ensure that this rule is simply respected: “We don’t have to add anything to the regulation – he has declared – it’s all very clear and, and you just have to put it into action. In football, when touch the ball with your hand within the area, it is rigor. There is nothing to clarify. You just have to make the decision by saying it is a penalty, otherwise everyone will touch the ball with their hand or arm in the box ”.
On the eve of the next Mexican Grand Prix, scheduled from 5 to 7 November, the Clerk of the Course Michael Masi will organize one meeting with the pilots to discuss what happened in Austin, in a meeting that will focus on the interpretation of a rule not always applied consistently: “It depends on who performs the maneuver – Alonso admitted – in Sochi I had missed the first corner, and in Istanbul, already on Thursday, the first corner had become a hot topic. In Austin, without forcing anyone, three cars went off the track at the first corner. We’ll see if it becomes another primary theme in Mexico or not because mine wasn’t among those three machines ”.
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