Alonso fumes after Verstappen pits shortly after blue flags in Singapore
Archive photograph: Fernando Alonso · 2017-11-21Archive photo · 2017-11-21 · United Autosports · CC BY-SA 2.0
Alonso said the lap had cost him two seconds and that recovering the time would take 20 laps; his engineer told him he remained ahead of Sergio Pérez.
Fernando Alonso struck his halo repeatedly and vented over team radio during the Singapore Grand Prix after being shown blue flags to let Max Verstappen pass. Verstappen entered the pit lane a few corners later.
Alonso said they were gaining a tenth per lap but had lost two seconds in that lap, and questioned whether the stop was not obvious. His engineer replied that Alonso was ahead of Sergio Pérez on track and Lance Stroll remained five seconds behind.
Earlier in the race, Isack Hadjar had also passed Alonso after a virtual safety car, prompting him to complain about energy and call the engine ridiculous. After the Verstappen stop, Alonso said it would take 20 laps to recover the lost time and that he would not push.
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