Fernando Alonso finished sixth in a classification, that of Azerbaijan, in which he himself has confirmed that “could have been fourth”. Yes, it could have been, but the DRS failed him at the most inopportune moment when he was fighting in Q3 with the Ferraris and the Red Bulls.
A failure that ASston Martin has confirmed In the words of Mike Krack, Silverstone team boss: “There was a problem on both cars with the DRS. It only worked intermittently.”
“Both Alonso and Stroll have done well in difficult circumstances. It cost us performance, but we advance to Q3 comfortably in a session full of red and yellow flags”, says Fernando’s boss.
And they confirm what was stated by the two-time champion: “We had potential to be higher but we are well placed to have points on Sunday… and on this track it is possible to overtake.”
“Now we focus on Saturday. In maximizing the sprint and to get as many points as possible”, says Krack.
Everything points to the same. Everything revolves around a DRS that did not allow the Asturian to get the best out of an AMR23 that even in Red Bull see below than it should be.
Now there is Saturday, with independent qualifying and sprint, and the race on Sunday in which Fernando Alonso He will start sixth alongside Lewis Hamilton.
