Qatar Grand Prix, lap 55. Fernando Alonso he now sees very close to the return to the podium that he chased for seven years. He just has to manage Sergio Perez’s recovery, and he opens on the radio: “Can we do it or not?“. In conclusion, his concern is the Mexican and eyes go to the rearview mirror. Alonso, thanks also to a Virtual Safety Car, manages to keep up Checo, but the story could have been different.
Yes, because on the third to last lap, Mick Schumacher he loses control of his Haas and goes wide into Turn-15, dangerously re-entering the trajectory right in front of the two-time world champion, instead of staying on the right. Alonso has to lift his foot, or rather brake, to avoid impact. In short, Schumacher could have cost the podium a Nando, but attempted to explain the episode.
“I just pushed too hard in, ended up on the curb and got the rear out of balance. I am happy to have handled the episode, at that speed it is quite easy to lose the car. I was focused only on getting the car back on track, also because the gravel didn’t help me. I was aware that I had to return safely“, Said the German, who obviously hadn’t realized Alonso’s arrival behind him. “In any case it was a difficult and fun race. For the first time we had the opportunity to really push throughout the race, and we were going strong towards the end: for me it was a first time.“.
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