Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen wasn’t the only driver unhappy with Lewis Hamilton at Imola in practice with Fernando Alonso declaring the Mercedes driver treats the track like it is his “alone”.
Hamilton, during Friday’s practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, managed to irritate a number of his competitors, particularly his fellow World Champions, by consistently overtaking them.
‘Hamilton thinks that he is alone on the track!’
After encountering a slow-moving Hamilton at the Villeneuve chicane, Verstappen swerved aggressively across the track to convey his displeasure to the Mercedes driver. Hamilton held up his hand to apologise but it was evident Verstappen was none of that.
However, he also managed to irritate Alonso by obstructing the path of the Aston Martin driver at Turn 12, Acque Minerali, and they encountered another tense moment at Turn 7, Tosa.
“The Spaniard commented on the radio, stating that Hamilton believes he is the only one on the track.”
Hamilton believes that he is the only one on the track.
Fernando wasn't best pleased to come across the Mercedes pic.twitter.com/n81rHOKiRB
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On Friday, Alonso completed the running in 10th place with the improved Aston Martin AMR24. Aston Martin introduced a total of nine upgrades on that day.
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According to Technical Director Dan Fallows, the update largely draws inspiration from our observations of the launch car and the car during testing, and our vision for its future evolution.
“We have observed that certain circuits are more suitable for us compared to others. This has been our primary focus, to ensure our performance remains consistent across all circuits.”
“We are currently in an era where ground-effect cars exhibit distinct performance limits, and our constant endeavor is to expand those boundaries.”
“So, it is important to ensure that when you introduce an update, it functions effectively under various circumstances.”
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