The AlphaTauri pilot collided with Alons on the exit from the first turn. Alonso tried to keep an eye on him, but Gasly still had a red bull from Sergio Pérez. The Frenchman crashed into the rear wheel of Alonso’s alpine and spun it.
“There was contact. I had it tight, I had Sergio on the inside and Fernando was on the outside. There was not much space, “Gasly commented at the start of the race.
Gasly received two penalty points for the collision and a five-second penalty, which he served during a pit stop.
“There was contact and I got a penalty. I don’t know if it was right or not, I have to look at the incident record first. “
Gasly knew about Alonso, but at the same time tried to avoid contact with Perez.
“I also saw Sergio there and tried to go where it went. We know it’s usually not a good combination when we have so many cars. I can’t think of a similar situation, but that’s just the way it is. To be fair, I don’t know where else to go. It’s treacherous, it was the first turn and there is a good chance that something will happen, “added Gasly.
“I don’t want to get involved in any collision that would ruin my race. So I tried to stay between the two cars, but I didn’t have much space there. “
Alonso takes the incident with a cold head
Although immediately after the incident, Alonso was angry with Gasly, after the race he assessed the situation more calmly.
“I think that the first turn is always challenging in these conditions. We all met for the first time on wet tires at the start. These things happen. Unfortunately, it happened to us today when we were in the top five. It’s frustrating when we’re not competitive, we have a boring race, but when we have speed, the weather is crazy and crazy things happen, “said Alonso.
A round later, Alonso was involved in another incident. In the fourth turn, he crashed into Mick Schumacher’s haas and received a five-second penalty for this incident.
“Unfortunately, we have clashed. He spun and I got a penalty. Of course I accept it. I’m sorry I had a collision with him. It only happened because I was fourteenth, I shouldn’t have been in that position, “he added.
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