Fernando Alonso criticised Isack Hadjar's defence within the Singapore Grand Prix, with the 21-year-old Frenchman labelling the Components 1 veteran “grumpy”.
Aston Martin's Alonso needed to overtake Hadjar twice through the Marina Bay race; first on lap 3 for eighth place, diving down the within on the hairpin, then on lap 37 for thirteenth because the Racing Bulls driver nursed a suspected engine drawback and struggled to speed up out of Flip 3.
Alonso was sad with the teen, whom he sarcastically branded “the hero of the race” over crew radio, having spent two laps caught behind the struggling Racing Bulls automotive – which value him round 5 seconds.
“I did not push him off the observe,” Hadjar identified when dealing with the media after the race. “I stored it clear. If he did not get pleasure from that battle, then he is actually grumpy and there is nothing I can do for him.”
In the meantime, Alonso grew to become extra nuanced than he was within the warmth of the second – although he doubled down on his criticism of Hadjar.
“I believe he had somewhat little bit of an engine drawback, from what I understood, on the straights – he was sluggish,” the 44-year-old stated. “Generally, some battles that you must know when it is higher to battle, when it is not, as a result of in all probability the ultimate results of the race could possibly be worse for each for certain – however for him specifically.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing, Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Workforce
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“So yeah, I believe some pointless threat, however I perceive that that is Singapore and that you must battle onerous, and he did his greatest, however we misplaced time for certain.”
When Hadjar's “grumpy” remark was put to him, Alonso performed the battle down.
“Effectively, some actions at 300km/h are somewhat bit borderline in Singapore, however everybody races as they need and there was no contact, nothing like that, so all the things is ok,” he responded.
“They've a really quick automotive, they do not have many factors, so it is extra their drawback.”
Racing Bulls truly has extra factors than Aston Martin, as these groups lie sixth and seventh within the championship with 72 and 68 factors respectively. Hadjar additionally has extra factors than Alonso – 39 to 36.
Further reporting by Filip Cleeren and Cihangir Perperik
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