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The first appearance before the microphones of

Fernando Alonso

in Barcelona was as forceful as the color of his shirt.

Far from the measured tone of the previous promotional acts, the two-time world champion left a very clear message to the FIA, regarding his sanction at the Miami GP.

"It was something that cannot happen in F1," he assured of the punishment that prevented him from scoring two points.

That decision of the stewards at the Miami International Autodrome is still haunting the Asturian's mind.

"They made the decision without asking us for the evidence. And when we took those tests after the race they were not even in a meeting, but were already collecting," Alonso detailed, referring to the events of May 8.

During the first turn of the press conference, accompanied by

Valtteri Bottas

,

Mick Schumacher

,

Charles Leclerc

and

Sergio Pérez

, the leader of Alpine described that decision as "very unfair".

He even spoke of "incompetence of the stewards".

"They weren't very professional, because I missed a corner and then I returned the lap time," he snapped.

"Experience required"

That decision was ratified by

Niels Wittich

, race director of the first five rounds of the World Championship, who was not spared from Alonso's criticism either.

"Experience and knowledge about racing is required before becoming a director. And I don't think that's the case right now," revealed the man from Oviedo.

"I know that there is a new one here, with experience in the WEC and other top-level categories," he concluded, referring to the figure of

Eduardo Freitas

, who will take office for the first time this weekend.

In any case, following the sacking of

Michael Masi

, the FIA ​​still does not seem to have found a solution to this matter.

For now, Freitas will take over in Barcelona and Monaco, while Wittich takes a break until Baku.

One of the main tasks of the Portuguese has to focus on the prohibition that prevents pilots from competing with

piercings

!

In Miami,

Lewis Hamilton

got a two-race waiver, so in Monte Carlo he would already have to get in the car without his metal rims.

The seven-time champion, protagonist of a complicated World Cup start, deserved another juicy comment from Alonso.

"He was dominating and breaking all the records. Now he's doing a great lap, as he said in Australia, and he's a second behind. So yes, welcome," he concluded, referring to the Briton, 23 points behind

George Russell

, his partner in Mercedes.

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