I agree with the F bombs use being out of character for Alonso. He's has always gotten frustrated when things don't go well just never swears.Bisonas wrote: ↑01 Sep 2025, 12:37I don't remember a race that Alounso used the "F" word so many times on team radio.
Maybe there is such a race and i don't remember it but we are talking about really "a lot of times" using it. Some times he was using it, 2-3 times in the same sentence or something.
It was obvious that he was driving quite frustrated. A little bit frustrated i guess, from how qualifying went yesterday and a lot more frustrated with how the first lap played out.
But the real trigger switch was Hamilton crash. I mean from then on, it was an "F" word festival.
The timing of Hamilton crash was really really unbelievably unlucky for him, and from then on, it was just everybody's fault for Alonso. He had a problem with everything.
The whole team went into "Alonso anger management" mode from then on. He was really THAT frustrated.
But despite his frustration and his (maybe a little unfair to the team) outlash after Hamilton's crash, Alonso was right.
He wanted to roll the dice again after Hamilton's crash, and do something different to try to undercut the train in front of him, while the team was telling him, their best bet was to wait for a safety car for his next tire change. They told him that in the team radio.
I get the feeling that Alonso's frustration led the team to give in to Alonso desires and make the decision to roll the dice again, and it felt to me like they where trying to shut him up (in a humorous way) Something like, ok you won, we will do what you want but don't complain again l8r if it turns out badly at the end.
I was getting those kind of vibes, while listening the team radio from start to finish.
In the end, considering the circumstances, it turned out ok, but it was really a gamble after gamble trying to correct the qualifying mishaps, trying to chase your luck, and trying to chase an opportunity to show the real pace of the car.
With regards to the undercut, "Safety Car probability – 67%" being greater that 50%, does suggest a probability of more than one safety car but not guaranteed. If everyone just waits for a safety car, nothing changes. Someone has to take the initiative to do something different for there to be lucky and unlucky. Generally on tracks that passing is problematic, it's the faster cars that will attempt the undercut.
The undercut did work for Stroll and the second undercut worked for Alonso. Naturally, if no safety cars were needed, the undercut would have worked better.
