Fernando Alonso is clearly not happy with the FIA after the sprint race for the F1 Grand Prix of Miami, in which he was actually finished after the first lap thanks to an incident with Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Lance Stroll. According to him, the instigator was Hamilton, but ‘because he is not Spaniard’, the seven-time world champion did not receive a time penalty, according to Alonso.
For Stroll and Norris, the race was over after the first lap due to Hamilton’s action, while Alonso after that actually only rode along for the sake of riding. In conversation with DAZNquoted by Motorsport.com, Alonso says the only reason Hamilton hasn’t been penalized for the first-corner incident is because he ‘isn’t a Spaniard’. “We’ll see what they decide. I don’t think they decide anything because he’s not Spaniard. But I think he ruined the race for a few people, especially for Norris, who had a very fast car and was out at that incident.”
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Alonso is annoyed by FIA
It is clear that Alonso is not happy with the FIA and feels wronged. “Maybe I wasn’t punished today, but I’m always punished. Today the same. I was behind Ocon, I could maybe take a risk and overtake him, but logically I don’t take a risk not to be punished. So I tried to race, which lasts 19 laps, and go back to the team to talk about the changes.”
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No interest in sprint race from Aston Martin
According to Alonso, Aston Martin was not that interested in the sprint race or its result. “We had no interest in the sprint race. We just went to check the relegation and things for tomorrow and at the end it worked. For us it’s a free practice, it’s not really a race. Now the important part of the race starts, qualifying and tomorrow the 57 laps. I think we can draw a conclusion from this sprint for the parc ferme that opens now and see if we can improve the car a little.”
