“Still acting like a teenager,” David Coulthard brands Fernando Alonso as “petulant” over heated radio exchange at Hungarian GP

David Coulthard calls Fernando Alonso childish after heated moment at at the Hungarian GP.

“Still acting like a teenager,” David Coulthard brands Fernando Alonso as “petulant” over heated radio exchange at Hungarian GP

David Coulthard and Fernando Alonso (Via IMAGO)

Fernando Alonso showed frustration at the Hungarian GP qualifying when the FIA pulled out red flags just before he was about to finish the race. Sergio Perez crashed at turn 6 of the Hungaroring, and the car was smoking. The FIA brought out the red flag to avoid further incidents.

Former F1 driver David Coulthard commented on Fernando Alonso’s frustration after the race. A video was circulated over the social media, where Alonso was seen throwing his jacket and cap on the floor. Coulthard recalled this behavior of Fernando Alonso from his racing days and claimed it “typically petulant”. This meant when the Spaniard was in his early days of racing DC observed his behavior which was the same as today.

Typical, petulant Alonso.
David Coulthard stated.

David Coulthard commented on the situation where two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was seen frustrated. He highlighted that Alonso’s behavior is as childish as it was when he joined the sport as a teenager. He mentioned that the 42-year-old is still acting like a child even in his forties. DC believed Alonso would’ve handled the situation calmly and spoken to the official in a composed manner.

FS Video
Still acting like a teenager, even into his forties.
David Coulthard added.
RELATED
Daniel Ricciardo claims he has ‘two races to give it hell’ amidst Sergio Perez’ incessant sacking rumors
Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez

Fernando Alonso admits they lost the race before finishing it on team radio

Fernando Alonso’s race engineer Chris Cronin on the team radio told him that Lance Stroll, who is a teammate, was a second behind them. On the other side, rival Yuki Tsunoda was three-and-half seconds behind Alonso. Fernando Alonso started the race in seventh position, which was disappointing to him as he believed he could’ve started more ahead. The Spaniard reckoned FIA’s inappropriate decision to bring Red Flag was to blame for.

Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso (via IMAGO)
Lance is about a second behind us if he pits, and Tsunoda's about three-and-a-half behind
Chris Cronin told

Alonso’s frustration may have reached a level where he didn’t feel like racing anymore. He started the race in 7th ahead of his teammate and Yuki Tsunoda. However, as the race moved ahead on lap 44 the Spaniard was in eleventh position behind them. Alonso said to Cronin that they’ve lost the race already when he tried to inform them about the drivers behind him.

Yeah I don't want to know mate. We lost the race with everybody.
Fernando Alonso said

Certainly, The 2024 Hungarian GP didn’t turn out well for the Spaniard and Aston Martin. So far Alonso has scored 45 points in 2024 and lies on 9th rank of the drivers standing. Fans just hope to see him perform well at the upcoming races with more thrilling and action.

In case you missed it: