After the disaster on Saturday, the day in which Fernando Alonso was unable to take part in the sprint race, Alpine has decided to incur a new penalty to fit its driver with a completely new engine.
Alpine He has shown a very competitive and promising pace for several races, but for one reason or another it rarely materializes in a good result for Fernando Alonso.
With the exception of the British Grand Prix, in which the Spanish driver finished fifth, the rest of the opportunities have been wasted due to mechanical failures. In Australia it was a hydraulic leak, in Canada a loss of power and this Saturday, in Austriaan electrical problem that made it impossible to start the car to start the sprint race.
Given the situation, Alpine has made the decision to replace the A522 engine from Fernando Alonsowhich this Sunday from 3:00 p.m. at the Red Bull Ring will take part in the eleventh Grand Prix of the 2022 season. If the car starts, of course.
After yesterday’s fiasco, Fernando Alonso was condemned to the penultimate position on the grid, which today becomes the last as a result of the penalty imposed by the commissioners. And it is that the Asturian already exceeded the limit of engine components allowed by the regulations in the Spanish Grand Prix. He now he will do it again.
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Again, Stephen Ocon He will be the Alpine rider with the best chance of achieving a good result, as he starts from sixth position.
For his part, Fernando Alonso will have to squeeze his new engine and the Alpine A522 with the number 14 to the maximum if he wants to reach the points. At least, the Spanish rider has shown a very competitive pace in practice and the Red Bull Ring is a circuit where it is possible to overtake thanks to his three DRS zones.
In them, the Alpine is one of the fastest single-seaters on the grid and, if Fernando Alonso manages to gain positions on the first lap, the points at the end of the race could be a viable target.
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