Haas, Gutierrez surprised by Alonso's absence

Esteban Gutierrez, co-protagonist with Alonso himself of the dramatic accident in Melbourne, was surprised by the Spaniard's absence on the grid in Bahrain.

“It's a shame, I didn't expect it – the Haas driver said – I was with him immediately after the accident and he was fine, then I spoke to him on Monday and he was complaining of some pain, but I thought he had solved everything."

However, Gutierrez admits that he was quite scared: “The important thing is that Fernando was fine; the race, the dynamics, everything takes a back seat - continued the Mexican - When I saw Alonso in the race I was shocked, I feared he had fallen from the car during the accident, I was very scared. I don't know if we could have avoided touching each other or not, these are superfluous conversations, we were running, we were both there. My car didn't have any technical problems, it happens that I race more or less aggressively but off the track there is great respect."

Antonino Rendina

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