‘A bit of drama, he’s good at that’ - Wolff’s verdict on Lewis Hamilton-Fernando Alonso near-miss
Hamilton and Alonso nearly came to blows when they made their first pit stop of the afternoon under the S✃afety Car at the end of Lap 12.
Mercedes were sli🔯ghtly slower than Aston Martin, releasing Hamiltonﷺ into close proximity to Alonso.
On𝓀 initial viewing, Alons✅o had to hit the brakes to avoid Hamilton, while moving his steering wheel from left to right in dramatic fashion.
The 𒉰incident was looked at by the stewards but no penཧalty was given out.
The near-miss did warrant a comical reaction from Wolff, who didn’t seem to believe Alonso’s dramatic steering wheel reaction, gesturing in the Mercedes’ garage by copying the Aston Martin driver’s🅘 hand movements.
"[It was] a bit of drama,” Wolff said.
“Shaking the steering a little bit and a little bit of touching of ✱the brakes. He is good at that, the cries of 'I nearly hit him'... a bꦜit of drama.”
Alonso would ✱go on to finish 𝓡second ahead of Hamilton.
Mercedes sit 13 points clear of Aston Martin in the F1 2023 constructors’ championship.
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