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Alonso explains how early pit stop avoided Alpine F1 team order in French GP
As Alonso started to struggle on his grained medium tyres, he was overtaken by both McLarens and Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel. With the Spaniard struggling and teammate Esteban Ocon just behind, Alpine ordered Alonso to move over to allow Ocon to have clean air, having started on the more durable hard tyres. As a response to Alpine’s team order, Alonso replied: “Basically, I would prefer to stop. If you want, I do it in Turn 1, but I will lose two or three seconds. Maybe it’s better to stop”. With Lance Stroll just behind Ocon, Alonso didn’t want to lose unnecessary time in his battle with the Aston Martins. Related Articles Vettel reckons early mistake cost him higher F1...
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