WATCH: Fernando Alonso beats Sergio Perez by 0.0053s in an EPIC fight in last lap at Brazilian GP to snatch 106th career podium
Fernando Alonso delivered what will go down in history as one of his finest performances to snatch the third place at the Brazilian GP 2023 by defeating Sergio Perez by 53,000ths of a second.
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Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez (via Twitter)
There is always something special about the Brazilian GP as it stands out amongst all the other F1 races. In the past, it has given us some wonderful moments like Max Verstappen’s massive victory for Red Bull against at the 2019 race when six-time Brazil GP winner Lewis Hamilton fell down to P7 on the grid. Then there was Mercedes newbie George Russell’s career-first Grand Prix win in 2022 as he brought home the only victory that the Silver Arrows could taste last year.
This time, the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace gifted the fans a brilliant display of two racing greats’ skills as Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez fought till the last millisecond for the third spot on the podium. When the race kicked off, Fernando Alonso got a second-row start as he has qualified fourth at the stormy Brazil GP Quali on Friday. On the other hand, Sergio Perez got unlucky due to the bad weather as he had to start from much further down the grid.
But owing to the massive speed of the RB-19 and Sergio Perez’s masterful racing, he eventually climbed up the ranks from P9. Then, it was a sheer show of speed as Perez crept up on Fernando Alonso who was running in the third position on the grid. But thanks to his immense confidence, Fernando Alonso kept his cool and refused to be intimidated by Checo.
In the end, Fernando Alonso prevailed as he maneuvered past Sergio Perez and got his 8th podium finish of 2023.
Fernando Alonso regained his P3 spot despite losing it to Sergio Perez
At the very last lap at the Brazilian GP, the drama intensified between Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez. The Mexican was 1.5 seconds behind the Oviedo when even the Aston Martin team engineers were alarmed. But Alonso kept his cool when Sergio Perez passed him. In one Swift maneuver, Nando was able to regain his position and then he simply glided to the finish line with Perez at his toe.
When Fernando Alonso’s AMR23 was officially declared as the third car to reach the end of the Brazilian GP, Sergio Perez was only a seclnsational 0.053 seconds behind the Spaniard. The entire back and forth between the two-time World Champion and the Red Bull dark horse has made fans go berserk on social media.
On the other hand, Sergio Perez was humbled by the fight against Fernando Alonso even though he lost out on a podium win. But it was a great day in Sao Paulo for Lando Norris who bagged a second-place finish behind Max Verstappen. While stepping on the podium, Lando Norris got a picture with Verstappen and Alonso and he later posted it on Instagram with the caption that indicated he was overwhelmed to be standing beside two F1 World Champions.
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Riddhi Mondal
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