Australian GP: Fernando Alonso believes his Alpine has the same power as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes: The two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso expects to fight against Lewis Hamilton throughout the 2022 season. Alonso feels his Alpine power unit that is supplied by Renault is equal to Mercedes’ power unit. Mercedes have dominated the post-turbo-hybrid era after winning eight consecutive Constructors’ championships. Follow Formula 1 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Alonso said, “We are very happy with the performance of our engine. We believe that we are playing in the same league as the others this year. We were able to fight on the straights with the others in Jeddah and Bahrain, let’s wait and see if that is confirmed.”
Australian GP: Fernando Alonso makes BIG claim, says ‘Alpine’s Renault-powered engine as good as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes’
Lewis Hamilton has struggled in the 2022 Formula 1 season. He has only accumulated 16 points from two races. Hamilton miraculously finished third in Bahrain Grand Prix after both the Red Bull cars had to retire. But, he had a difficult outing in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he finished in tenth place.
On the other hand, Fernando Alonso finished in ninth position at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso was looking to score points again at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but had to retire his car. He had a DNF next to his name and the reason for retiring his car was a failure in the power unit.
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Agony for Alonso!
“No power” he reports over the radio. He’s limping back to the pits and out of the race#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/4nZ0Azoa2g
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Meanwhile, even after having a setback, Alonso has no doubts about his car. He feels his car is more than capable to go against the likes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Alpine are placed fourth in the Constructors’ standings after having 16 points to their name. Ferrari is leading the Constructors’ standings with 78 points followed by Mercedes (38) and Red Bull (37).
Another impressive points haul for @ScuderiaFerrari 👀#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/OVTr7Bn22G
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The Spaniard also acknowledged that he won’t be able to go against the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull. But, he would like to take the fight against Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton.
Australian GP: Fernando Alonso makes BIG claim, says ‘Alpine’s Renault-powered engine as good as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes’
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Alonso added, “The Ferrari engine and the Honda are still a little ahead, but Renault is there. We lack a second reference team but the data is encouraging.”
Alpine got praised for letting Fernando Alonso battle it out against his teammate Esteban Ocon at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Esteban Ocon also complimented his car.
Esteban said about his new engine, “Good. I mean, we didn’t have to be shy of anybody. As soon as I had the DRS open I could pass. I could overtake easily the Aston of Nico Hulkenberg, Lando in the McLaren.”
Esteban enjoyed battling Fernando, and we enjoyed watching it! 💪#SaudiArabianGP @AlpineF1Team pic.twitter.com/8WvD9OMZ8q
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 27, 2022
“Who else? I mean Fernando of course was there. I could compare to many different cars, and it was working well for us.”
Round three of the 2022 Formula 1 season now takes place in Australia. The Australian Grand Prix will start on 8th April and the race is scheduled for 10th April.
Australian GP: Fernando Alonso makes BIG claim, says ‘Alpine’s Renault-powered engine as good as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes’
