Alonso frustrates Hamilton and Mercedes in FP1: "No surprise"

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13:02, 13 Sep 2024

Fernando Alonso frustrated Mercedes during the first free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton thought he would take advantage of a 'tow', but the Aston Martin driver completed another lap, ruining Mercedes and Hamilton's plan.

Lewis Hamilton intended to use the slipstream of his arch-rival, but the 43-year-old Spaniard did not cooperate. Although, according to Toto Wolff - who also briefly responded on the team radio with a "no surprise".

Hamilton and Mercedes' team radio

Hamilton:"Of course Alonso is on another lap."
Bonnington: " Yeah Alonso was fast, double-cool, fast, then kept pushing sector one by the looks of it.”
Hamilton: "Yeah."
Bonnington: "Yep."
Wolff: "No surprise."
Hamilton: "Yep."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Alonso frustrates Hamilton and Mercedes in FP1: "No surprise"

Hamilton and Mercedes' team radio

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