Fernando explodes against Sainz and sanction for Carlos: “At the start he crashed into two cars and now he throws me against the wall”
Thirteen is usually a number associated with bad luck. And it was for the Spanish fans in the F1 Spanish GP 2026in the debut race of Madring in it ‘Great Circus’ this Sunday, since the two local drivers, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonsothey were involved in an incident with very bad consequences for both: Sainz received a 5-second penalty and Alonso had to change his front wing because it was damaged.
Fernando Alonso was 18th, with a car with more pace due to its better cornering performance compared to Carlos’s Williams. And despite having an engine with less power, Fernando went on the attack. And when braking there was a touch.
The man from Madrid closed the line before turn 5 to make the turn and Fernando was left without space, between Carlos and the wall. He was cornered. The Spaniard had to brake and Carlos touched the left side of Fernando’s front wing with his right rear wheel. As a result of that impact, The Spaniard lost part of his front wing. And then, the man from Oviedo turned on the radio to complain about his compatriot.
“He cornered me against the wall!”said Fernando. And he continued: “At the start he crashed into two cars and now he cornered me against the wall while braking”exclaimed the man from Oviedo, very angry.
He has cornered me against the wall
On lap 15, Alonso took advantage of a virtual safety car to change the nose, but lost time. He was relegated to 20th place. For his part, Carlos received a 5-second penalty for his maneuver against Fernando.
Before, at the start, Carlos went all out and was overoptimistic when braking in Turn 1. There, he couldn’t stop the car enough and touched Tsunoda, luckily for both of them, without apparent consequences.
