Damon Hill defends Fernando Alonso amid “gamesmanship” George Russell incident

“I just think that this has to be a p꧃art of the sport..."

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Australian…

Damon Hill has defended 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso  from accusations of “dastardly tric🐬ks” after his F1 Australian G📖rand Prix incident.

Aston Martin driver Alonso was hit with a 20-second time penalty last weekend in Melbourne, with the FIA citing “potentially dangerous driving” for a situation involving 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

Heading int💃o Turn 6, Alonso slowed down before accelerating and, although the two cars did not m♊ake contact, Russell crashed out of the race.

Ex-F1 champ Hill told the F1 Nation podcast: “I do think th♊is is where we get into the difficult area of: what is racing and what are dastardly tꦫricks?

“You have to assume that the FIA want to stop people doing things that 💖are potentially dangerous.

“But, t🎐hen, it is dangerous! Motor 🐬racing is dangerous!

“You have to be ca❀reful when you’re going for a move on someone, when you are closing on someone.

“You ha🌸ve to be prepared for them to do things that are gamesmanship.

“I just thi𓆉nk that this has to be a part of the sport.

ꦏ“Being wary of an🔴 individual because they’ve got form? Or they are clever? Or whatever…

“I just think the idea that you’ve got to stop people doing anything unexpected… thaꦛt’s not rea🌄lly racing.”

Martin Brundle had previously likened the inci🥃dent to another involving Alonso, against💧 David Coulthard in Germany in 2003.

Brundle wrote for : “Alonso popped his saintly halo on and went to see the Race Stewards, explainin﷽g how he intended to approach turn six differently for a 𝕴better exit speed which included decelerating 100 metres earlier, brushing the brake, and even a downshift.

“This is what caught Russell out. We've seeꦿn Alonso do that before in Nurburgring in 2003 against David Coulthard, and he had exactly the same playbook.”

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