Although he started from seventh position following the suspension of George Russell, Fernando Alonso I couldn’t even get close to the dots on the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
Aston Martinwho was supposed to make improvements after the break, took a step back in favor of other teams like Williams.
In fact, as he himself pointed out Fernando Alonsothe British are now leading the middle zone.
After the race, during his appearance in front of the media, the Asturian congratulated his friend Franco Colapinto.
“Today there was no fight, he was a second faster than us, Williams is the new McLaren of the middle zone“, declared the two-time champion of Formula 1.
Concerning the result of the race, Alonso only limited himself to resigning himself to the reality of Aston Martin.
“In the end, you were going to have your natural position, which was 14th in the race, which is what we had planned, It’s no surprise. The surprise was in the standings, this eighth place was not normal,” added Fernando.
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