Analyze different aspects of the news of the “Grand Cirque” in the official podcast of the Formula 1“Beyond the Grid”, Jolyon Palmer stopped at the strengths that a driver must have.
One of the points that the former F1 driver appreciates most, who Carlos Sainz replaced at Renault when he ended his career in the category, is hand-to-hand combat.
According to the Briton, this is one of the most critical points of a race: “We have to tighten the rules a little bit, but in the end, we like to have a fair fight, we know the rules and If you go beyond the rules, it’s not a fair race.“.
And that’s where he thinks Fernando Alonso stands out from other great champions like Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton.
“I have always been a fair driver, I think like other great drivers, like Fernando Alonso, who is p“probably the best wheel to wheel”” Palmer noted.
The former driver also highlights Sainz’s “art”: “Carlos is also very tough wheel to wheel and normally he usually wins. We rarely see them move when braking.“.
