Alpine would have hoped for a smoother weekend in Sao Paulo, with stellar recovery drives from Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon helping the team to overhaul a tough sprint race. Ocon and Alonso qualified P6 and P7 respectively but started Sunday’s race from P17 and P18 after an early collision between the two drivers saw them tumble down the order. The pair came very close to contact at Turn 3 and then Alonso was forced onto the kerb at Turn 4, where he eventually did make contact with his teammate. Alonso was furious about the incident, telling his race engineer that he lost his front wing “thanks to our friend.” READ: F1 management ‘very cautious’ about Max Verstappen’s...
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