Fernando Alonso he was unable to fight for pole position. The exit of him to the ground in Q1 left him very far from max verstappen, who took pole with much superiority. Carlos Sainz was third, beating the surprising McLaren of Lando Norris.
Alonso only had one attempt to get his lap, but the car was not in good condition. The mechanics worked on the back of his car at each stop in qualifying.
In addition, the Spaniard informed his team by radio that he had made a mistake in turn ten. For the first time this season he was outplayed by his teammate, Lance Stroll, in the ranking.
In front he will have his former teammate in Alpine, Esteban Ocon. The Asturian will have to repeat his magical outings from the past in Montmeló. Being in front will depend on that start in the race on Sunday. Although this time it will not be easy for the Aston Martin.
Alonso’s explanation
“We’ve had a bad Saturday, especially on my part. I lost my car because I put a wheel in the wet. I damaged the background. And it hurts more because it was on a warm-up lap. Optimistic for tomorrow. He came to do 1:12:7, which was second without the error in turn 10 and with the problems on the flat bottom. If it rains tomorrow we would be happy”, said the Spaniard.
Pérez messed it up in Q2
Sergio Perez he made a mistake with two minutes remaining in Q2… and he ended up paying for it. He went to the dirt and couldn’t improve the turn. Also George Russell he fell eliminated after his surreal touch with his teammate, Lewis Hamilton.
The surprise was Leclerc
In Q1 came the big surprise on Saturday. charles leclerc, one of the favorites to take the pole, was eliminated at the first change. The important improvements that Ferrari has brought to Barcelona did not allow it to pass the turn. He will have to overcome the Monegasque on Sunday.
