ANDhe number of world tennis could well be the biggest fan of the formula 1. I won again in Toronto, but the Murcian wanted to remember that, apart from tennis, single-seaters continue to be in his head. With still two weeks to go before the cars roll again at Zandvoot, Carlitos remembers one of the strategies of this sport.
“Soft, hard, hard. Manual ‘Undercut'”, wrote the recent Wimbledon winner in the camera that usually follows the tennis players at the end of the match. The phrase refers to the tires used during a race and an expression that commentators of DAZNToni Cuquerella and Pedro de La Rosa, have gone viral in Spain.
The ‘undercut’ is a tactic used by teams to overtake the drivers in front without having to pass them on the track. The team sends a driver to go into the pits to change tires and put on new rubber before the driver in front of him. The new life of these tires added to the wear of those of the rival means that when he makes his stop, the first driver to enter will be ahead.
Another nod to F1 and Fernando Alonso
It is not the first time that the Murcian has shown his passion for single-seaters. After a victory in Miami, the tennis player wanted to join the trend of “33” by Fernando Alonso. At that time, Carlitos predicted that it would arrive “soon”, although he has not yet been able to celebrate it after the sudden drop in Aston Martin.
With details like this, the competition shows that it is in iron health and that, far from losing interest to the spectator, Formula 1 continues to captivate new followers of this sport. All this, with an indisputable domain of Verstappen. At least, Alcaraz has already left his favorite ‘strategy’ for those who want to beat him.
