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Fernando Alonso happy to leave Alpine after latest spat with teammate Esteban Ocon

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Fernando Alonso in Brazil shattered the illusion that his Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon was ever his "friend".The pair clashed during Saturday's sprint race at Interlagos, and afterwards, 41-year-old Alonso admitted he would be relieved when the season ends in Abu Dhabi next week."One more race and it's over - finally," said the Spaniard, who has also blasted the Renault-owned team's reliability record this year ahead of his 2023 move to Aston Martin.On the radio after the second touch, Alonso said: "I just lost my front wing, thanks to our friend."READ: Esteban Ocon says teammate Fernando Alonso is 'an animal going 300% to the extreme'Alonso was penalised for that contact in Brazil, but the two-time champion said he would not be sitting down with Ocon to clear the air."Not really.

I don't need to," he said."I was very close to the wall in Jeddah, close to the wall in Budapest, today in turn 4. Last year, it was several times.

This is the way things are. Yeah - one more race."However, team boss Otmar Szafnauer pointed the finger at both of Alpine's drivers, insisting they "let our workforce of over 1 000 employees down"."I blame Esteban for the first incident and Fernando for the second," he said.THE TWO ALPINES TOUCH!!! ????A disastrous Sprint for the Enstone team, as both drivers picked up damage from multiple moments of contact with each other ??Leaving Alonso to finish in P15, Ocon P18....#BrazilGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/DlyzThN1mX

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