Fernando Alonso was reprimanded for an unsafe return after his off at the Qatar GP.
Had it been Charles Leclerc almost taking out Fernando Alonso in Qatar, Fred Vasseur says the Aston Martin driver would’ve been on the radio to say his “life was on the edge”.
Working his way onto the escape road on the edge of the gravel, the Spaniard found his way back onto the track and did so with his foot flat, almost collecting Leclerc in the process.The Ferrari driver swept around the outside of returning Alonso, having to make just a small jink before continuing on his way without too much of a fuss.
It was a decision for the race stewards who announced they’d investigate the incident after the race. They made the call not to penalise Alonso, instead handing himAsked about the incident by Sky F1, the Aston Martin driver didn’t seem to think it was too big of a deal.“Obviously I made a mistake at Turn 2, went into the gravel, lost a position with George, lost a position with Charles,” he said.
“We could have done it better in terms of positions at the end but on the positives, I felt more competitive this weekend than in the last few events,” he added.
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