Alonso: “A tenth place that boosts morale”

Helped by numerous retreats including that of Button on the first lap, the McLaren she succeeded with Alonso to close the English GP in the top ten.

“This tenth position gives motivation to the whole group – reported the Spaniard – The problems are not solved in an instant, but already having obtained a good result and gained a point is important. The start was incredible. There was a lot of chaos at turn 3 and to avoid the two Lotus drivers who had touched each other I did a half spin and hit my partner. In practice, in that situation we saw many exits and little common sense."

“To avoid Enstone's cars Fernando lost the rear and punctured my tyre. At that point my MP4-30 went up and then turned off – he said Jenson – These are episodes that can happen when you start from the bottom. I take away the great warmth of the fans to whom I would have liked to give a better race."

Chiara Rainis