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19 03 2023, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso ESP, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP , Scuderia Ferrari Jeddah Corniche Circuit Saudi Arabia. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY eu-images-506
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19 03 2023, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso ESP, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP , Scuderia Ferrari Jeddah Corniche Circuit Saudi Arabia. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY eu-images-506
For the longest time, Carlos Sainz was the only hope to bring the championship back to Spain. However, after Aston Martin’s incredible jump in performance, there has been a shift in the power dynamic. The two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has become the fan favorite once again. Most would’ve assumed the baton has been passed to Sainz but Alonso is proving he is not ready to give up the limelight just yet. This power struggle to become Spain’s No. 1 driver could spark a civil war and fans are already seeing signs.
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14 Fernando Alonso ESP, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team. 55 Carlos Sainz ESP, Scuderia Ferrari. F1 Pre season Testing in Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on February 25, 2023. Sakhir, Bahrain. Photo by HOCH ZWEI Sakhir Bahrain
For the second race weekend in a row, there two Spanish drivers got too close for comfort during the race. In Australia, Sainz paid for his contact with Alonso dearly. The Spaniard received a five-second penalty which pushed him out of the points.
In the sprint race in Baku, Alonso felt Sainz pushed him again. The Spaniard, as reported by formularacers on Twitter, believed the incident during the race from Sainz should earn Alonso a place in the final standings.
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“We’ll see if we can take P5, because Sainz pushed me against the wall. It was a bit… surprising,” confessed Alonso.
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However, this confession from Alonso turned the fans against him. In fact, the fans called the Spaniard out for making a scene out of an incident that was just hard racing.
Fans troll Fernando Alonso for his cry-baby remarks on Carlos Sainz’s strong overtaking maneuver predicting a civil war
The Spaniard complained about an incident where he felt the Ferrari man did not leave him enough space. However, the evidence photo evidence posted in the Tweet showcases Sainz left enough room for Alonso.
This is exactly why fans were quick to jump on Sainz’s defense and ridicule the claims of the Aston Martin man.
Sorry Fernando, but its called hard, but fair racing & defending. No hate towards anyone.
— Lachlan Browne (@Lachlan1655) April 29, 2023
Some fans pointed out how this is what the sport and the fans consider hard and fair racing.
Him and his son Max are always complaining
— Ro Rox Roxy (@roxetenne) April 29, 2023
While some correlated this incident to the incident between Max Verstappen and George Russell.
Got decision last time now he thinks its going to happen every race
— Keith Khanye (@keithkhanye20) April 29, 2023
However, most fans saw this incident as the stepping stone to one scenario: A Spanish civil war.
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Spanish civil war
— idkanymore (@f1therapists) April 29, 2023
spanish civil war in full swing
— TheTrueBlueONE 🍥 (@thetrueblue44) April 29, 2023
Spanish Civil War 2023 lets go
— Purple (@illusionpurple) April 29, 2023
The incident followed by the comments is definitely denting Alonso’s reputation among the fans. However, as always, the two-time world champion wouldn’t care and do everything in his power to collect as many points as he can.
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