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    The panic of F1 to races in the rain

For weeks,

Fernando Alonso

has been brooding over an obvious malaise, convinced that Alpine's decisions do not favor his interests, but rather those of

Esteban Ocon

.

The withdrawals in Monza and Singapore, caused by mechanical breakdowns, exacerbated the crisis between the Spaniard and his team.

And what happened in Sukuza, with what he considers a strategic error, has come to confirm this crisis of coexistence.

"We repeatedly made mistakes with the strategy. I asked on the radio to stop me before, but my microphone must have been disconnected," the two-time world champion ironically after his exhausting end of the race.

The seventh position at the finish line, just 11 thousandths behind

Sebastian Vettel

, did not suit his merits.

The last stint with the intermediate rain compound had even been up to the Red Bulls.

Alonso's anger had already been perceived through the radio, shortly after the first pit stop to change the wheels.

"What a strategic mistake... What are you doing with me this season?" asked the man from Oviedo after verifying that he was following a different plan than Ocon.

Otmar Szafnauer

,

Alpine's

main team , had decided to leave car 14 on the track, which came to lead the race.

However, only two laps later it was necessary to

pit

again .

"We didn't know if it was the last lap"

"We stopped too late and I lost some position. Then we decided to make another

pit-stop

, but there were only six laps left, so I was missing one or two to recover some position," explained the man from Oviedo.

The second stop had left him behind

Lando Norris

and

George Russell

, although his fabulous pace in the wet would later allow him to make up ground against the two British drivers.

In the midst of this chaotic environment, Alonso still had to face another adversity, caused by

Eduardo Freitas

, race director.

"We didn't know if it was the last lap, although they warned me in the last corner. It was the same for everyone, but I felt a bit of chaos within the team, so I was not entirely satisfied," added the double winner of the 24 Le Mans Hours.

Ahead, Ocon knew how to at least keep his cool against

Lewis Hamilton

in an exciting duel, where the Frenchman showed all his talent when it came to defending the position.

In this way, Alpine left Sukuza with 18 points, while McLaren, his opponent for fourth place in the Constructors' World Championship, left with Norris's point as only consolation.

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