Fernando Alonso said he was “very confident” to return to seventh place in the United States Grand Prix, but warned that otherwise, F1 would have “big problems”.
The Haas F1 team protested that Fernando Alonso’s car, which finished seventh at the United States Grand Prix, was unsafe after being damaged in an accident with Lance Stroll. The stewards then claimed that one of Alonso’s mirrors had come off for the remainder of the race and that Alpine had failed to ensure the car was completely safe.
Fernando Alonso received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty (converted to a 30-second penalty) after the race and was relegated from seventh to out of points.
Soon after, the Alpine F1 Team filed a protest, noting that the Haas F1 Team’s first protest was filed after the deadline expired.
“I will wait for today’s result, obviously I am very disappointed. Sunday was an exciting roller coaster for me,” said Fernando Alonso ahead of this weekend’s F1 Mexican Grand Prix.
“I started from behind and was around sixth place. I had an accident and finally finished seventh again and in the evening I missed the points again. So they have been up and down all day. Now let’s wait.”
“I am very optimistic that we can keep seventh place. The FIA has been very transparent with us this year. I think they are doing it a little differently, so I totally trust the decisions they make, and there are some things that were very clear on their side that were wrong. I think “
“So, like I said, I’m pretty sure I’ll be seventh again in Austin. If I’m not seventh at the end, I’m sure they’ll explain why. But, I’m very relaxed about it.”
Regarding why the Alpine F1 team decided to protest, Fernando Alonso said: “I protested because it was practically time. They felt safe as the car kept driving.”
“The car went to parc fermé, passed all parc fermé tests, was approved and the protests came too late, so I have no doubt this was not the right decision. If this is the right decision. , it will be a big problem for the future of Formula 1. 50, 60, 70% of the cars have inadequately protected aerodynamic devices, which makes the car dangerous. I think we will have to retire the car. “
“If you can protest even if you’re 20 minutes late, is it okay if it’s 1 month late? Is it 1 hour late? Is it 10 years late? When will it be too late? It’s a very important day for sport , I don’t care if he’s 7th, I’m not fighting for the World Cup, but if this goes on, open the box you don’t want to open I think it will go away ”.
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