Fernando Alonso finished seventh in Canada, but dropped to ninth on a penalty. The Alpine pilot said he was close to retiring due to engine problems.
“The only problem is the engine,” Fernando told Racingnews365. – On lap 20 on the straights, the battery charging mode started to engage, leading to a loss of power. We tried all possible ways to fix it but none of the solutions worked.
Overall, I was lucky enough to get to the finish line and earn a few points. Until the start of the trouble, I thought I was fighting for the podium. I did everything I could to stay in the fight. In the corners I rode like a kamikaze to get behind the other car in the DRS zone. The open wing was my only chance to hold my position on the straight.
In the opening laps the car didn’t have the pace to fight Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, but I was in control of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. The virtual safety cars affected the course of the race, but I was still able to compete for third or fourth place. After that I tried to finish sixth or seventh, but the speed this weekend corresponded to a higher position.
We can’t control luck, but car number 14 should be more reliable.”
Source: F1 News
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