Fernando Alonso could not complete the desired classification and expected in Azerbaijan. The reason, the same one that weighed him down in Free Practice 1 in Baku. Just as he happened to Lance Stroll, the two-time champion has confirmed that your DRS failed in the final part of the ‘qualy’ and that this dynamited their options.
“We had issues with the DRS at the end of the classification”, affirms Fernando.
And in such an even championship it has consequences: “It has cost us a tenth. The way qualifying is, so tight… We could have been fourth and not sixth.”
“There’s a long weekend…”
They have time to fix it. time, and they also have opportunities to show your power knowing that Saturday is going to be rather intense with another qualifying and a sprint.
“There’s a long weekend. Another qualifying, another race… We have more options.” Alonso insists.
In this sense, he does not consider Charles Leclerc’s pole position surprising: “In Jeddah he was also there, in the front row”.
“In Ferrari they are fast… but they have had bad luck”
“They are fast, but they have had bad luck. Sainz’s sanction too, and the abandonment of Charles in Australia. We will try to be more consistent than them”, says Alonso.
Let’s see if they hit the key with the low load spoiler at Aston Martin to see the car’s potential on the long Baku straight. for now, his top speed is low if we compare it to Hamilton… It’s not like I was the fastest in that sense on Friday either.
