The risk with the tires ended up being unacceptable for

Fernando Alonso

in Montmeló.

"It was a somewhat suicidal strategy to try to score a point," admitted the Spaniard, third-to-last classified in the Spanish GP.

The degradation of the medium compound, which he had ridden on lap 26, would prevent him from reaching the finish line.

In fact, with only four laps to go to the checkered flag and after being overtaken by five rivals, he had to go through the

pits

again

.

"When it doesn't come out and you lose a point, it doesn't hurt so much," Alonso explained to the televisions, gathering as much humor as possible, despite the embarrassment of the moment.

The scene on lap 60, when his A521 was overtaken by

Lance Stroll

,

Pierre Gasly

,

Kimi Raikkonen

,

Sebastian Vettel

and

George Russell

, is not easy to digest for a two-time world champion.

"He had the whole amusement park behind him," Alonso joked, surprisingly affable.

Of course, nothing to do with what he would have shown long ago during his black triennium at McLaren (2015-2017).

The resignation was extended minutes later, when he telematically addressed the written press.

"I hope to be ready soon"

Without a hint of acidity, the Spaniard opted for a message of commitment around the team led by

Davide Brivio

,

Laurent Rossi

and

Marcin Budkowski

.

"Of course we still have work ahead of us, in terms of strategy and understanding of the behavior of the tires," said Fernando, aware that he still has "details to get used to" ahead of him.

"The race was even tighter than qualifying on Saturday. We have to identify the areas where we can extract more performance, put together everything we know and go step by step," he explained.

"There are more aspects to which I still have to get used to, but I hope to be ready soon", developed the double winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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