Formula 1 | Alpine hurt by double retirement at Silverstone

THEAlpine must absolutely forget what happened to Silverstone and immediately start working again in view of Budapest, home of the next one Hungarian Grand Prix scheduled in less than two weeks. Or with e gasly were forced to retire, the first due to a problem with the hydraulic system, the second due to a contact with Stroll, from which the Frenchman's right rear suspension was irremediably damaged. Zero points in what is effectively the home race of the Enstone-based team.

“It's always a bitter feeling to leave a Grand Prix without points, especially your home one – said Otmar Szafnauer, Alpine team principal. Esteban retired due to a hydraulic leak, something we need to fix. Pierre on the other hand was extremely unlucky: he made an excellent start from tenth position and was fighting for a good result, but the Safety Car was inconvenient for him, having come in a few seconds after his pit stop, so he was passed from different cars. After that he made a good comeback to the top ten, but was touched by Stroll in the second duel between them, and this damaged his suspension. It wasn't our best weekend, we need to recover in Budapest."