Fernando Alonso then 2nd on the first day of free practice for F1 Saudi Arabian GP 2023 with his Aston Martinjust behind Verstappenafter a good first day where his AMR23 He showed a good adaptation to a strange circuit. Despite this, the Asturian wanted more. He knows that his car has more potential and he believes that the team will achieve this to allow the Spaniard to have a car with a better balance that allows him to take another small step forward. Notice to all after a good first day for the man from Oviedo. In addition, he wants to keep his feet on the ground after finishing in second position, remembering that in Bahrain, Ferrari and Mercedes they improved a lot from one day to the next when they activated the full power of their engines.
“Until we get to qualifying, we’re not sure where we are”he pointed out. “I think Friday is not very representative, even in Bahrain we were first on Friday and then fifth, almost sixth in the standings, so you never know until we get to Saturday”, he commented, remaining calm and not wanting to give more importance to his result this Friday. Of course, he emphasized the room for improvement his car still has for qualifying.
“However, we tried what we wanted from the car. I don’t think we’ve got the balance right yet, so we still have to figure out how to get more grip tonight. But for now, everything is fine, another good start to the weekend”, added the native of Oviedo.
“It was a strong day for us as we continue to learn about this car. We know that Jeddah will present different challenges for Bahrain and it’s almost a second test here for everyone this weekend of the week,” he added in the Aston Martin statement.
“Overall, it was a good day for us as we tried to optimize the setup and adjust the high-speed nature of this circuit. We have a lot of data to analyze as usual for a Friday and we will continue to analyze all this tonight and tomorrow. Our main goal is to get back to Q3”, he concluded, without mentioning other higher goals that also seem realistic.
Source: La Verdad
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