What was supposed to be a solution turned into a problem that ended up not being so serious for Fernando Alonso’s final result in the Azerbaijan GP. The Asturian finished fourth, in a race in which he started sixth, after the new rear wing that caused the DRS to malfunction was repaired. That mechanical defect cost him a net performance both on Friday and in the sprint on Saturday, although not so much this Sunday. “We had a difficult weekend with the DRS problem on Friday and Saturday, but nevertheless we finished just a second off the podium at the black and white checkered flag,” Alonso said in statements from his team, as he lashed out at DAZN only to the commentary team for their handling of the Sainz incident on Saturday. “With that in mind,” the Spaniard continued, “I have to be happy with fourth place and our overall performance, which has been remarkable throughout the race. Fortunately, the DRS worked well and our tire management was solid,” he summarized. Sainz, in the “right direction” “The race has been a long one for me,” admitted the Spaniard, before analyzing his two tire relays. “I have no bad stint driven with the average and with the hard the confidence was gone again. I had to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes and take the car to fifth, which was the target. We will analyze these days until Miami,” he summed up Related News Standard GP of Azerbaijan No luck smiles on Checo Pérez in Azerbaijan David Sánchez de Castro A mismanagement by Red Bull with the safety car benefited the Mexican, who triumphed ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc, with Alonso from first place this year the podium Although it seemed he could have held on to Lewis Hamilton, Sainz has acknowledged that he was “controlling more than defending” “With the little confidence I had and the walls around, I didn’t want to be mistaken. Compared to last year, I wanted to avoid the mistakes I had in the beginning, but fifth is not the result I wanted,” he confessed. Still, Sainz confirms that they are on the right track. “Charles’ pole gave the team a good feeling, it confirms that we are moving in the right direction from Australia. He had a good rhythm there and Charles has had it in this one,” he emphasized, before repeating where they need to strengthen the improvements. “We continue with race pace issues. It can’t be that we take pole position and then Aston Martin is hot on our heels, or in my case it outsmarts me,” he complained.
Source: La Verdad
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