The Spaniard from Ferrari will start second, his first line of the season, while his compatriot, who suffered a crash, will start ninth
There are plenty of tears when faced with the obvious: these things happen. A track exit Fernando Alonso I took him away from his head for the first time this year and in Montmel, before his public, he will start ninth. Formula 1 is like that, that’s the sport. The pretension that everything goes well, that there are no disagreements, that nothing goes wrong, denies reality. But his poor position this Saturday in qualifying also served as confirmation of his good season. Despite the incident suffered on the first lap, despite the damage suffered to the flat bottom of his Aston Martin, he saved Q1, saved Q2 and did what he could in Q3.
“I had a bad Saturday. For my part more than anything. I put a wheel in the wet part and the car went away in the last corner. It hit the bottom and I lost performance from there all the time trial. It hurts a little more because It was on the start lap. If it was on the good lap, okay. But on the warm-up lap it bothers more. That’s what it is. I didn’t have the best Saturday, let’s see if I have the best Sunday”, commented Alonso, embarrassed by first time this year, but still hopeful.
Will it be difficult for me to return to the podium? It will be difficult, but not impossible. Because, as he showed in training, here he is fast. And because others, many others failed. In fact, the first rebellion of the year was experienced on the Spanish circuit, with drivers from Alpine, McLaren and even from Haas fighting for noble positions on the starting grid. With charles leclerc knocked out in Q1 and Czech Prez and George Russell out in Q2, ahead of Alonso they will start Lando Norris (third), Pierre Gasley (room), Esteban Ocon (seventh) or Nico Hulkenberg (eighth).
In this context, the threat to Max Verstappenowner of the pole, the most favorite this Sunday (3:00 p.m., DAZN), will be Carlos Sainz, who shone more than ever this course. In fact, for the first time I will start from the front line. After the collapse of his partner at Ferrari and some trouble in the previous rounds, in Q3 he excelled with an almost perfect lap. “Before qualifying it rained and that made the track conditions very difficult, there was a lot of danger. I felt very good driving and tomorrow the goal will be to get on the podium,” said the Spaniard.
A roar was heard throughout the circuit when Sainz crossed the finish line after lamenting Alonso’s bad weather. The two compatriots began their last attempt together and, in that garage exit, they took the spirits of all the stands, one by one. Then all the fans fell silent, total silence north of Barcelona, until both finished their laps. After a full day, enduring hours and hours in the rain, there was no celebration, although the Spanish podium options were maintained. There are plenty of tears in the face of the obvious: these things happen
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