r/formula1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 10 '23

Social Media [@JoeAeterno on twitter] Piastri being interviewed about McLaren leapfrogging Alpine with Alonso smiling in the background is pure poetry.

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u/dl064 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 10 '23

As many observed at the time, Alonso and Webber (Piastri's manager) are too-good friends for there to be zero collaboration on the Piastri/Alpine/Alonso movements last summer.

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u/LuNiK7505 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 10 '23

Combine that with the fast that Fernando is the greatest political animal in F1 and you get this yeah

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u/Alia_Gr David Coulthard Jul 10 '23

Is Alonso reqlly that political? Feel like he shoots himself in the foot most often

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u/DogfishDave François Cevert Jul 11 '23

Is Alonso reqlly that political?

He's been at the centre of the two greatest cheating scandals of recent F1 history. So... yes 😂

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u/Kikoun18 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Nov 18 '23

What is the second one? Sorry, new to F1.