The F1 Australian GP radio message that underlined Fernando Alonso’s genius

Just moments after being spun out of third place by Ferrari’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Carlos Sainz at the chaotic final standing restart - which led to Sunday’s race being stopped for a third time - Alonso was able to immediately recite F1’s rule book and refer to the principle that was applied at last year’s red-flagged British Grand 🧸Prix.
“Stupid rule! How the hell y🌳ou can put a red flag before?” the Aston Mart𓄧in driver said over team radio.
ꩵ“Maybe it’s because we don’t complete a lap, we go back tꦯo the same positions. It happened in Silverstone.”
Alonso’s race engineer Chris Cronin responded: “Yes, we’re looking at that mate. We’re on that. We’re already on that. ♋Just get the car back. Do you think there’s damage?”
Alonso replied: “Nah, 🧔it’s okay. The car is okay.”
The two-time world champion added: “Check this immediately. They should do it. The💖y sho🌊uld ******* do it.”

As it turned out, Alonso was correct. This was because the entire field had not completed the first sector of the𓆉 lap befo🌼re the third and final red flag.
Article 57.3 of the sporting regulations states: "In all cases the order will be taken at the last point at which it was possible to determine th🥃e position of all cars."
This rule was also applied for the standing restart at Silverstone last year following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu’s terrifying first-lap shunt.
Race control confirmed the order of the cars for the final processional lap to the chequered flag♑ behind the Safety Car would be the same as the grid for the previous restart, but with ꦬthe crashed cars removed.
As Alonso was still able to continue despite having d🌱ropped to P11, he took the rolling restart in third place, meaning he sealed his third consecutive podium finish.
The me𒅌ssage highlighted Alonso’♔s remarkable capacity to think of any possible outcome he can take advantage of and benefit from.


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