Alonso calls for drivers to stop being so aggressive at race starts

  • Published on 10 Jul 2017 11:48
  • comments 5
  • By: Fergal Walsh

Fernando Alonso has called for drivers to use calm heads at the start of races to avoid collisions. Alonso's race ended at the first corner when he was hit from behind by Daniil Kvyat who failed to brake for Turn 1 in time. Kvyat created a chain reaction which also ended Max Verstappen's race. 

Alonso made a brilliant start from P12 on the grid but was ultimately taken out before he could demonstrate the race-pace of his McLaren-Honda. The Spaniard has called for drivers to not be so wild on the first lap.

"We had a good start again; I was able to benefit from Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen’s poor getaways, so I was already up to 10th when we arrived at the first corner," he stated. "But, the guys behind me arrived at the turn too quickly, didn’t brake enough and destroyed my race."

Arriving in Austria on the back of scoring his first points of the season in Baku, Alonso was hoping to repeat his performance until the racing gods intervened: "I was hoping for a good race but we were just unlucky – things were out of my hands; I was just a passenger."

"We know it’s always tricky to start from the middle of the pack, but it’s just not necessary to gain an extra meter at the first corner. Sometimes, the guys behind risk things a bit too much."

 

Fergal Walsh

He wants racing drivers to stop racing?

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  • Jul 10 2017 - 22:06

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  • 1st lap is very important, it defines the rest of the driver's race!

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    • Jul 10 2017 - 12:56
  • Kvyat saw his teammate on his left and just had to brake later, damn the consequences.

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    • Jul 10 2017 - 14:13
  • Crashes happen in pretty much all Motorsport on the first lap, it's just part and parcel of the game

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    • Jul 10 2017 - 15:08
  • He wants racing drivers to stop racing?

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    • Jul 10 2017 - 22:06
  • Isnt this a bit rich coming from Alonso?

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    • Jul 11 2017 - 06:40

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