Alonso complains about his former team Ferrari's habits in Imola

13:09, 17 May 2025

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Former Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was not happy with the Ferrari cars in FP3. The Spaniard made his complaints be loud and clear over the team radio.

At one of Ferrari's home circuits and the closest to their Maranello factoy, the iconic Imola circuit, Charles Leclerc was going around the track slowly on track.

As Fernando Alonso wanted to began a flying lap on the hard tyres and accelerated out of the Rivazza 2 corner, but was held up by the Monegasque driver.

Ferrari think they are 'alone on the circuit'

The Aston Martin driver made a biting remark. "Yeah I mean the Ferrari in the last corner. Yeah... both Ferraris, they think they're alone on track always...," he said.

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 complains about his former team Ferrari's habits in Imola

Ferrari think they are 'alone on the circuit'

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