The Madrid man took his second pole in F1, this time without rain, and will try to justify himself if he manages to hold on to Max Verstappen Alonso set the 9th fastest time, but penalized and will start further back
The great champions know how to grow in difficulties and take advantage of opportunities, and Carlos Sainz did the same in this standings of the United States GP. The Madrid man didn’t have to wait to see what the penalized players did, such as his own team-mate Charles Leclerc or Sergio Perez, one of his great rivals for the world rankings. The Spaniard drove a perfect lap at the right time: when all eyes were looking elsewhere. The fact that it was his compatriot Álex Palou, McLaren tester and IndyCar champion in 2021, gave the ceremony more content.
The opportunity is perfect for Sainz to justify himself. The Madrid man starts with a lead over Leclerc, who, with the sixth turbo unit announced this Saturday, gives up 10 positions that forced him to finish in the front row to minimize damage. With the rest of the penalty kicks, he won’t start 12th but a little higher, but it won’t be easy for him. The Spaniard will therefore be Ferrari’s spearhead in this race, which is another opportunity and a responsibility. A win here will take a huge burden off his shoulders.
But given what’s been seen, this Sunday could be a celebration for Red Bull, or a perfect tribute to its founder, Dietrich Mateschitz, whose death at the age of 78 was confirmed just before the classification was contested. While the ‘easy’ route is a double, Sergio Pérez’s five-place penalty makes it slightly more difficult but far from impossible. In fact, Verstappen is starting out as the all-time favorite to win, tying the all-time record for wins in a season, with 13. After winning his second World Cup, all he needs to do is motivate himself to break records as his work is done perfectly.
In Alpine, the tension is cut with a knife, and not exactly because the sports results do not accompany. The management of Fernando Alonso’s departure is being studied in the crisis cabinets to show what should not be done.
After testing different solutions for the floor in the last GPs, the Anglo-French team announced that they would bring Austin a full evolution in this… but not in Alonso’s car. Ocon will be the only one to launch this solution because they take it for granted that, for what remains in the monastery, the Spaniard doesn’t want much more data than what Aston Martin is already taking with him. So far it is reasonable from an internal standpoint that they think this and act accordingly.
They have worse to justify than in a circuit where the grid sets a good benchmark for the result (no one has won from further away from the front row) that they penalize him. Alonso will mount his sixth internal combustion engine, the ICE, for which he will penalize five places from his 9th fastest time in the standings. The Asturian will have to come back from there, without the planned improvements and assuming he won’t have any more problems, which doesn’t rule out anyone, given what has been seen.
Dismissal has already become his daily fare, so he hardly noticed any difference. Given what it cost him to keep the car running, which doesn’t bother him, the show for this Sunday is guaranteed. Between eyebrows, the tips… and with a bit of luck, for Ocon. Share with a big advantage as the Frenchman made the most terrifying mockery: he didn’t even make it past Q3. The 18th time he did with the new floor, with the team in his favor and with the wind at his back is a prime example that the lion isn’t as ferocious as they paint him after all. Ocon was not up to the task and that is a problem for Alpine, who need his points to guarantee 4th place in the World Constructors’ Championship. Alonso couldn’t help but smile.
Source: La Verdad
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