Yes. There are certainly clues and clues. There are certainly circuits in those who of course do, others where yes, some where maybe… and others where not. In which there is no more. In which you have to fight. Struggle. In which you have to know that the protagonism will be of others. This is what has happened to Aston Martin. This is what has happened to Fernando Alonso. This is what has happened in Austria with respect to Canada.
because if in the Gilles Villeneuve It was when we saw the least distance, under normal circumstances, between the AMR23 and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, in Spielberg we saw an unbeatable RB19. To a superior Ferrari. and even to a McLaren, that of Lando Norris, with a great rhythm. We saw, throughout the weekend, an Aston Martin struggling.
To a car that was in qualifying, but not so bright. That he was in the sprint, but not so bright. That he was in the race, but not so bright. It was not behind the Red Bull. It wasn’t the biggest opposition for Verstappen. That was for others. As much as Alonso tried, as much as Fernando tried to put up a fight.
The only one in the top ten with hard
As much as he sought the different. As much as he was the only one of the top ten who was hard. Yes, he was close to succeeding, but no. Because at the start he overtook Stroll. Because he was able to put pressure on Norris with different, more durable tires… but the VSC, which was known to happen, came out too early.
And he went in too soon to change tires. Was not planned. He lost the advantage. He lost that longer duration of rubbers. Means, and already in almost the same as the others. There, the rival was Lando Norris. Not Hamilton, who had a 5-second penalty. It was the McLaren. Pérez, with the Red Bull, passed without any difficulty.
I was sixth, and still watching norris as your goal. His last few laps showed that the Aston Martin, in his hands, had pace. Because they warned him that the Englishman could have problems with the track limits. Because those white lines accounted for 5 seconds of penalty for 30% of the grid. Because it was time to push.
He squeezed, and not exactly a little. He reduced the difference in just three laps with Norris from 7 to 4.2 seconds to do his part. To wait and see if Norris had that penalty… but who knows how ‘slow’ Lando was to make sure that didn’t happen.
Next stop: UK
Yes, it seems like a step backwards after Canada… but that’s how this World Cup is. Red Bull has the best car and behind them are Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin. One day it will be one, another day it will be another… Next stop, Silverstone.
