Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon let Alpine down by colliding with each other in Saturday's Sao Paulo Sprint Race the Renault-owned Formula 1 team's boss Otmar Szafnauer said. Alpine are in a tight battle with McLaren for fourth overall but France's Ocon and Spain's two-times world champion Alonso will line up for Sunday's grand prix at Interlagos 17th and 18th respectively. Alonso was handed a five-second time penalty, and two points on his licence, after his car struck the rear of Ocon's in the second clash on the opening lap of a race to set Sunday's starting grid. The Spaniard had to pit for a new front wing, with Szafnauer saying at the time that 'unless there is a safety car...
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