Losers: Aston Martin
This was a brutal weekend for Aston Martin. Their mechanics had been up in opposition to it after each Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso crashed in qualifying – however they did an unbelievable job to get each automobiles prepared for the race only a few hours later.
Nevertheless, Stroll didn’t even get to take the beginning after he spun on the formation lap (he mentioned after the race it felt like a brake failure) and as he tried to recuperate, the automobile obtained beached within the gravel.
Alonso spent a lot of the race within the factors, however mentioned he encountered a brake subject after the restart and later spun out of the highest 10. The Spaniard reported numerous discomfort in his again, courtesy of the automobile bouncing considerably, and he limped throughout the road 14th.
Winners: Alpine
Alpine had not accomplished a single racing lap inside the highest 5 all season coming to Brazil – however that every one modified at Interlagos as they took benefit of the moist circumstances to seal a exceptional double podium.
Esteban Ocon briefly led earlier than coming second, one place forward of Pierre Gasly who was racing in his one hundred and fiftieth Grand Prix weekend.
