Fernando Alonso jokes “no dinner for him” after near-miss with F1 protege
“No, we fly toge🔯ther now back home – so maybe no dinner for him!”

Fernando Alonso quipped that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Gabriel Bortoleto - who is part of the Spaniard’s management stable - will be punished for their near-miss at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Alonso was nearly pushed into the wall on the approach to Turn 1 when Bortoleto was battling 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson.
All three drivers were outside the top 10 at t𝓰he time.
Fortunately, Alonso came a🐬way from the incident unscathed.
It would have been𝄹 an awkward flight back home, particularly as Bortoleto is part of A14 Management - which is owned by Alonso.
Speaking after the race, Alonso said of the incident with Bortoleto: “No, we fly together now back home – so maybe no dinner fo♊r him!
“I was surprised. I nearly crashed, which is the last thing you want, but he didn’t see me. So I had to avoid the corner and then I gave back qu🌊ickly the position, becau﷽se I didn’t want to be penalised.
“But 💧nothing changed in the race, we both are struggling at the moment.”
It was a disappointing race💯 for both drivers in Saudi Arabiaꦗ.
Alo🉐nso finished 11t꧅h, just outside the points, while Bortoleto was overtaken on the final lap by Jack Doohan.
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Alonso has now failed to score points in the opening five races amid a tough s🔴tart to the year for Aston Martin.
Teammate Lance Stroll has 10 po✅ints to his name - but the 🍒majority of his haul came during a chaotic Australian Grand Prix.
Reflecting on his race, Alonso added: “P11 is I think the maximum we could do todayܫ. Still out of the points, so in a way it’s the worst position to finish because you’re just one spot away.
“But as I said in Japan, maybe if they disqualify a few guys we’ll get some points. With Bortoleto, we almost crashed. I choꦑse the outside line, i🥀t was a bit risky and he obviously didn’t see me.
“Luckily we both got close to the wall and then I had to cut Turn𓂃 1 and give the place back. Fortunately, nothing happened to either of us. It’s no big deal. These things happen. It’s our fault for having to be fighting with the Saubers.
“We gave it everything. That’s in our DNA always. Doesn’t matter if I’m fighting for t𝄹he championship, a podium, or P14. It’s guaranteed that I’ll give 100 per cent always like it’s the race that decides a world championship.
“Doing 50 qualifyi♋ng laps wears you down, but I don’t know how to race any other way.”

With a sharꦰp eye for F1’s controversies and storylines, Connor is the hea♔rtbeat of our unbiased reporting.