The strengths of Aston Martin they are all concentrated in a circuit like Monaco. For this reason, for weeks, both the team and Fernando Alonso have pointed out this circuit as the ideal to achieve victory number 33.
He announced it at the previous press conference. He came here to attack and he was going to attack more than on other weekends. This attack will come mainly on Saturdaywhen the all-important pole is decided.
For now, Alonso has confirmed the good feelings in Free Practice 1. And he has done so with two tyres: first with the hard ones and then with the medium ones. The Spaniard set the second best time behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
The Ferraris, by the way, also start as great candidates. The car is very competitive in qualifying and getting pole position in Monaco is essential. There are very good chances of taking the victory for the driver who starts first.
Max Verstappen’s problems
max verstappen He did not have a good feeling in these first training sessions. Red Bull put a configuration on the track that the Dutchman asked to change. Despite this, he continued to suffer on the track, without being among the fastest times.
You could even see a fair amount of disapproval in one of his laps. visibly angry. It seems that the Red Bulls have not started the weekend well. Although it would be very surprising not to see Max in the fight. The session ended with a Albon accident against the wall.
