Fernando Alonso: "On the first lap and closing the door like that, I was a bit surprised"

   MADRID, 28 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (Alpine) valued the incident with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, in which the Briton closed "the door" for him, something that "a little surprised" the Spaniard.

"We started third and finishing fifth is fine, we thought we would finish a little further back. It was more difficult than we thought, because of the start and then the strategy, it was difficult for us to reach the checkered flag," the Spaniard analyzed his career in statements to DAZN.

Alonso, who has scored nine races in points, crossed the finish line in sixth place, but a five-second penalty on Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) for speeding in the pit lane saw the Asturian finish fifth at Spa. "The consistency is being very good and the rhythm too, we move in quite comfortable races, with a margin with those behind us. Let's continue like this", urged the two-time world champion.

Finally, the Spaniard gave his opinion on the incident with Hamilton at turn five, where on the first lap the Briton launched himself from the outside at the Spaniard, locking him up on the inside. The Alpine did not make any strange movement, but they touched and Hamilton passed over, when he had much more space on the outside. "On lap one and closing the door like that, I was a bit surprised," settled the Spaniard, who came to call the Englishman "idiot" on the radio because of his driving.