Alpine F1 wants to recover its 7th place at the United States Grand Prix – Nextgen-Auto.com

Alpine F1 managed to straighten out a compromised situation with Fernando Alonso after a violent contact to score six earned points at the end of this United States Grand Prix in Austin. Starting from the pit lane, his teammate Esteban Ocon finished in eleventh place. But all that was before the Commissioners’ decision. On lap 22, when he had begun his overtaking maneuver on the straight, Fernando was involved in contact with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll. A contact that briefly took off the Spaniard before sending his single-seater into the safety rails. Despite a heavy impact with the latter, Fernando managed to return to the pits, before leading a brilliant race allowing him to pass under the checkered flag in seventh place. For his part, Esteban started from the pit lane, after various elements of his power unit were changed under the parc fermé regime. With a two-stop Hard-Hard-Medium strategy, Esteban gradually got closer to the points area. The efforts made in the last stint with the Mediums will see him fail just two seconds from the last point awarded. For Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal, “it was a hell of a race and we feel we deserved the six points thanks to Fernando’s seventh place on the track. We launched a protest because Haas F1’s request should not have been admissible (read here).” “The race lived up to the electric atmosphere that was in Austin, and I’m glad we were able to put on a quality show for the fans. After Fernando’s unfortunate incident with Lance, I thought we would be difficult to pass under the checkered flag, and all the credit goes to Fernando, who drove superbly to score some well-deserved points.” “From Esteban’s side, the race was going to be difficult due to a pit lane start. He did a good job to get closer to the top 10 and finished very close to tenth place (which he would get if the FIA ​​does not reconsider its decision, editor’s note).” “Overall we have different points to analyze because this weekend is far from our best. We have another race next weekend, in Mexico, where we want to show our true potential with our two cars. to consolidate our position in the championship.” “Congratulations to Red Bull Racing on winning the Constructors’ Championship. They deserve it as they have dominated the season and this is a great tribute.”