Fernando Alonso ‘knew what he was doing’ with George Russell battle tactics

It has been claimed that Ferna🅘ndo Alonso was trying to exploit a "grey area" in his l🍨ate battle with George Russell.

Fernando Alonso was punished for "potentially dangerous driving"
Fernando Alonso was punished for "potentially dangerous driving"

Ex-F1 driver Timo Glock has claimed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso knew exactly what he was doing with driving𒉰 that ultimately earned him a penalty at the Australian Grand Prix.

Aston Martin driver Alonso was penalised 20 seconds for “potentially dangerous driving” in an incident that led to a heavy crash for Mercedes’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

The pair were battl🦋ing over sixth place in the closing stages of the Melbourne race when Russell crashed out, although the pair never made contact.

Alonso admitted he had brake🍰d too early at Turn 6 before accelerating again. The manoeuvre took Russell, who was running directly behind, by surprise as he lost control of his car and slammed into the barriers.

Former grand prix racer Glock believes Alonso was trying to exploit a “grey areaไ” o🐷f the regulations in order to “gain an advantage”.

“Alonso brakes very early and all🌱ows Russell to catch up,” Glock told . “Alonso’s idea was to catch Russell off guard, slow h♐im down, and then accelerate early to open a gap.

“It was🌳 so extreme that Russell didn’t expect it at all. He got way too close and lost downforce.

“Alonso extends his elbows and uses the grey area to gain an advantage. He already knows what he’s doing with his experien𓆉ce.”

Alonso described his punishment - which droꦑpped him from sixth to eighth in the final results - as “disappointing” and insisted he had been nursing battery problems on his car in the final stages.

"George caught me quickly, I knew that he was c𓄧oming," Alonso sai💯d.

"Then he was in DRS range for five or six💞 laps, so I was just doing qualifying laps to🤡 stay ahead.

"I wanted to maximise my exit speedཧ from Turn 6 to defend against him. That’s what 🎶any racing driver would do, and I didn’t feel it was dangerous.

"It’s disappointing to get a penalty from the stewards for what was hard but fair racing. Stil꧂l, I’m glad that George is okay. It was not nice to see his car in the middle of the track."

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