Alpine made “wrong choices continuously” with F1 Japanese GP strategy

After the race was resumed following the red flag, drivers soon began to move from wet to intermediate tyres, with most coming in at the end of the second flying lap.

With his teammate Ocon coming in on that lap, Alonso was told to stay out so that Alpine wouldn’t have to double-stack him.

When the Spaniard came in on the next lap, Daniel Ricciardo was the only other driver who was yet to stop, and Alonso ended up losing ground and two places.

Later and with all…