Since the end of Monaco Grand Prix the strategy followed by Aston Martin It has been called into question and it has even been speculated that, if it had gone well, I could have given victory to Fernando Alonso.
The Asturian pilot started with hard tires unlike his rival, max verstappen, which came out with means. Aston Martin’s career plan began to falter when the Red Bull driver extended the life of his wheels much more than expected.
However, the turning point came in the lap 54 when Fernando Alonso and his team decided, while it was raining lightly, to opt for medium tyres. The two-time world champion explained why moments after the race: “For me, it was very clear that the track on that lap where we stopped was completely dry, except for turns 7 and 8. So, how was I going to put intermediates? 99% of the track was completely dry. So I stopped for dry”
“The weather forecast was a little shower and the forecast of rain was small. We had a lot of room behind us to put on the dry tires and, if necessary, the intermediates. So, maybe it was extra safe, I don’t know”, declared the Asturian driver about the weather conditions in Monaco and the abrupt change from dry to wet that led to the strategy error.
alonso He also spoke about the possibility of having snatched the victory from Verstappen in case the strategy had been different: “I don’t think we had a chanceTo be honest. We were brave with the strategy. It is not normal to start on the front row of the grid and choose a hard tire, trying to do the opposite of the leaders”.
