'They focused completely on us. Some of the manoeuvres were a bit borderline, I think.' 💬 Aston Martin was less than pleased by Alfa Romeo's strategy to frustrate it at the AbuDhabiGP ⬇️ F1
The two teams were left equal on 55 points, but Alfa Romeo claimed the position on a countback of best race result.
“For me they focused completely on us. Some of the manoeuvres were a bit borderline, I think, but we were anticipating that this could happen. So upfront, we knew to be conservative when we passed them. And I think both drivers handled it pretty well."Photo by: Andy Hone / Krack said Vettel did such a good job of protecting his tyres in the opening stint that it encouraged the team to run long and go for one stop.
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