168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso has poked fun at 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell in an amusing exchange about Mercedes’ F1 budget, making reference to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s salary.

F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain Internꦐational Circuit is well underway💧 with all 10 teams in action.

As part of the on-track action, a number of drivers and team personnel speak to the media in between the two sessions♚.

On Tuesday, Alonso sat alongside Russell as they answered questions about t꧟heir respective teams.

The two-time world champion has🦄 been vocal in the fact there’s not en🐎ough testing time ahead of seasons, with drivers given just three four-hour sessions each ahead of the first race.

Alonso made a comparison to other sports such as football and tennis - where players get to practise and prep♏are significantly more than F1 drivers, who get just a few days in the car.

During his answer, Alonso stated that the budget for F1 teams is around $200 million, when in 🌳fact the budget cap means can only spe🌊nd $135 million - something Russell pointed out.

Alonso was quick to fire a quip back at Russell, indir🅘ectly mentioning his Mercedes teammate, Hamilton.

“In football or tennis you change the racket o🍒r balls or 💫everything before the tournament or before a season and you let the players test all the equipment one day before a grand slam,” Alonso said.

ܫ“We are talking in the most sophisticated sport🤪, $200m budget per team a year and things like that.”

Russell interjected: “Our budget is $135m.”

Alonsꦺo then joked: “Yeah, but you have a very expensive driver alongside you. So it’s more than £200m probably for Mercedes, with your teammate.”

Driver salaries don't currently contribute🃏 to a team's overall budget - within F1's financial regulations.