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Alonso, second at the Canadian GP, ​​scores with Hamilton in a Verstappen-dominated race

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Alonso second at the Canadian GP ​​scores with Hamilton in

It seems unbelievable that one season could generate as many unfinished business as the ones Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have yet to settle. Ever since they met under the McLaren workshop roof in that explosive 2007, the Brits and Spanish have never been more at eye level than this season, as Mercedes tries to correct the drift of their W14 and Aston Martin continues to hallucinate about it Roundness what’s going on on your AMR23. If the story between the two were televised, the first episode would evoke memories of the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, where Hamilton celebrated his World Cup triumphs, in a weekend when he began to give very obvious clues as to what would happen in the future next 15 years. In that race, the Spaniard, recently crowned with Renault (2005 and 2006), was clearly outclassed by a rookie, which angered him. The rest of the story is known to all, particularly Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen, who thanked the fratricidal Pique and clinched the title, the last he wears at Maranello today.

This Sunday, on the same stage where the telenovela between Alonso and Hamilton began, the former got rid of a thorn by defeating the latter in the brawl that took place on the winding Gilles Villeneuve circuit. Cameras focused on her as Max Verstappen shot once again towards his sixth win at the circuit and 41st on his record, a number that almost puts him on par with Ayrton Senna in that regard. Incidentally, with its ninth win in a row, Red Bull achieves 100 victories in Formula 1, the third-best series in history. Given the RB19’s packaging and the Dutchman’s status, logic leads us to believe that the all-time record of 11 held by McLaren (1988) could well fall this year. Alonso was second and Hamilton climbed to the third step of the drawer while Carlos Sainz crossed the finish line in fifth.

Montreal should serve to really understand the leap in quality Mercedes made at Barcelona and gauge the impact of the green car improvements. We still have to wait 15 days (Austria) to give a good review, but obviously it seems that the Aston Martin accident at Montmeló was something special. The Silverstone team and its star attraction once again showed their best form and together secured their sixth podium finish on a Sunday when Alonso did well in everything but the start. At such a crucial moment, Hamilton outplayed him with gas and clutch and took the lead, even if the Mercedes driver was unable to close the gap needed to say goodbye to his old friend. Before the first third of the test, Alonso was able to hold onto and overtake him thanks to the power of his car’s mobile rear wing (DRS). From then on, and with nearly 50 laps to go, the tarmac turned into a chessboard from which the green car team emerged victorious. And that’s despite having to ride without the best cards, as Alonso had to tackle the final laps on a set of hard tyres, while Hamilton managed to do it a little faster on the medium spec. As if that wasn’t enough, the Aston Martin driver had to restrain himself when braking, presumably to avoid burning the discs. “After losing position with Hamilton, I couldn’t relax for a single lap,” concluded the two-time world champion, admitting he was confident of getting a little closer to the leader. “We had hoped to challenge the Red Bulls a little more; That will be the next step we have to take,” continued Alonso, who didn’t know or didn’t want to reveal what was the reason that prevented him from letting go completely in the last section of the stage: “I think they didn’t want to . to tell me why so I don’t have to worry.

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