Alpine ‘irritated’ Ralf by letting their drivers race

Ralf Schumacher thinks Alpine shot themselves in the foot by allowing Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon to race each other so hard in Jeddah.

The opening quarter of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was illuminated – almost literally – by the sight of two pink Alpine cars duelling in the darkness, getting dangerously close to an incident that could have destroyed both of their races.

Fortunately, sporting disaster was averted as Alonso claimed the advantage and Ocon was then told to hold station – after team principal Otmar Szafnauer, in only his second race in charge after moving from Aston Martin, had been seen shaking his head in apparent disbelief on the pit wall.

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