“Sore Loser”: Fernando Alonso’s Distasteful Warning After Being Dominated by Charles Leclerc Triggers Backlash From Fans

Fernando Alonso, the anti-hero of Formula 1. Many believed that the dark side of the F1 Villain vanished after Aston Martin provided him with a rocketship of an AMR23. Up until now, when the Spaniard’s podium streak was broken by Charles Leclerc. The 41-year-old made comments which are to be expected from the old anti-hero Alonso after he was dominated by the Monegasque the whole race. Fans were triggered and took to social media to express their outrage.

Charles Leclerc started on the pole and had a shot at winning the race. The pace looked relatively okay compared to the Red Bull during the Sprint race, giving hope to the Tifosi. However, on heavier loads, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez breezed past Leclerc. After the safety car drama panned out, Leclerc and Fernando Alonso were left in P3 and P4, respectively. The two were in a battle of their own during the whole race.

Fernando Alonso stayed behind the Monegasque for the initial part of the race after the safety car and then pushed forward getting within a second of Leclerc to push him on and use the tires. Ferrari usually eats up its tires very quickly, as was demonstrated on medium compounds before the safety car. However, Leclerc saw right through Alonso’s strategy of getting Leclerc to use up the hard tires and managed the race very well.

The Spaniard made a final push towards the last 5 laps reducing the gap from 4 seconds to 8 tenths just missing out on the podium. During the post-race interviews, Fernando said, “I think they got lucky. The hard tire was less degraded than expected. The temperature was dropping at the end. On a normal hot race, I think they will struggle a bit more. Today was good for them but Miami is going to be different.”

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Alonso’s comments suggest that Leclerc won because the tire deg was low and not because of how the Ferrari driver saw through his strategy and maintained the pace well. Fans were shocked by Alonso’s comments, disregarding Leclerc’s brilliant drive and strategy. Fans took to social media to express their thoughts.

Fans react to Fernando Alonso’s comments about Ferrari getting lucky with tire degradation

Fans took to Twitter to express their repulsion at Fernando Alonso as he disregarded Leclerc’s super drive. Some called the Aston Martin driver a sore loser as it ended his and the team’s podium streak. Whereas others suggested that Alonso is just sour because the Monegasque saw right through his strategy that he cannot accept the fact that Leclerc did a better job than him. Let’s see how the fans reacted.

Then came the Hamilton-Alonso comparison. Some said that Lewis Hamilton would’ve congratulated Leclerc for a job well done, but not Alonso suggesting that the Spaniard is giving bitter vibes.

There were those who suggested that this comment will be settled in Miami when Leclerc will take on Alonso. Others suggested that the Ferrari was better than Aston Martin and Mercedes as they got 2 poles and fished higher.

However, there was one person who said that the Aston Martin driver simply commented on the race conditions, tire performance, and competitors’ pace. The 41-year-old did not even mention Leclerc anywhere. And the reality is that Ferrari still does suffer from tire degradation more than others. It’s just that Fernando Alonso’s strategy did not work this time.

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What do you make of Fernando Alonso’s comments?