Alpine teammates Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon blame one another for dash collision

Alpine teammates Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon blamed one another for the collisions which can see them begin on the rear finish of the grid for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

Alonso, who’s leaving Alpine for Aston Martin subsequent 12 months, twice made contact together with his teammate on the opening lap of Saturday’s dash race.

Each vehicles had been broken and tumbled down the order, with Alonso ending fifteenth and 18th in a automotive which had appeared aggressive sufficient for a robust end within the factors.

After the collisions, Alonso advised Alpine over the radio: “I misplaced the entrance wing because of our pal.”

In one other broadcasted message, Alonso stated: “He pushed me off at Flip 4 after which on the straight. Effectively finished.”

The pair have visited the stewards over the incident, with the stewards relegating Alonso behind Ocon to 18th on the grid as punishment for the collision.

When requested after the dash race if he wants to speak to Ocon to easy issues over, Alonso stated: “No, probably not. I do not want. It is another race then it is over, lastly!”

The 2-time world champion then took an additional dig at his French teammate, referencing not solely a number of compromising incidents between them this 12 months but in addition Ocon’s collisions with then-Pressure India teammate Sergio Perez and his collision with Max Verstappen on the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.

“I used to be very near the wall in Jeddah, I believe. Near the wall in Budapest. Right this moment in Flip 4 now right here. So, both manner, this stuff are… typically it is very aggressive inside a group.

“It occurred to him with Perez, with Verstappen, unlapping himself so… It is another race.”

Ocon’s view of the incident was that Alonso had been at fault.

“It’s unlucky what occurred on lap one, I used to be making an attempt to assault the McLaren, took my line into Flip 4 and Fernando got here out of nowhere from the skin. So we touched. From there my race was just about over.”

When advised Alonso was not too calm in regards to the incident on the radio, Ocon laughed and replied: “Effectively, I am fairly calm. If he is not, he will likely be!”

Making issues worse for Alpine was that Ocon’s hearth caught hearth after he had parked it up after the race.

“The sidepod is totally open,” the French driver added. “I do not know the way it did not fly off. And the automotive was on hearth as properly, so I hope on the finish there was no more harm.

“I left the automotive, I did a few steps, I went as much as the dimensions after which I noticed a automotive on hearth. I assumed it was the Williams, however no, it was mine…the entire bodywork is broken, that is for certain. I do not know what the implications are going to be.”