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Alonso: 'Like a different category'

McLaren Honda Fernando Alonso said that he wanted to have some fun when he rejected a request from McLaren to save fuel during the Canadian Grand Prix. Alonso was asked by McLaren to adopt a different approach but replied, "I don't want to," before ultimately retiring from the Grand Prix. "When you are in the middle of a battle, fuel is a low priority and you will [save] time later on," he explained to BBC Sport. "After three or four reminders of fuel, I just said let me race and let me have some fun. "We are like a different category. When everyone pass you so easy like that, you look like a amateur driver and that is not good. We are not super competitive...
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