Notice Alonso in Miami

Fernando Alonso he is confident. He was before he rode her Alpine A522 on the first day. “We’ll take a look at how the car behaves, but it shouldn’t be bad, because we haven’t been bad in the last few races. So I’m confident. “, said the Spanish driver before getting into his car. And in that sense, it’s good news for his fans to see that after the second free practice, the Spaniard kept intact his faith about his options for the weekend. “We’re fast again this weekend and I think we’re in a good position, I’m optimistic”taught Oviedo.

“It was a great day for us, learning the circuit and going from the simulator lap to the real track. There are always some differences, so now it’s all about quickly understanding them all. It was an interesting track to drive and I think we had a clean Friday. There’s a lot of data to go through now, and I think you’ll see a lot more coming from everyone. We have to keep fine-tuning the car “, he added, positive about his options this weekend. Alpine in the middle of the thrown lap in the battle for the post in Australia, or the blow he gave him Mike Schumacher on the second curve Imola, finished. Fernando hopes to take advantage of this good opportunity this Saturday, although there are still many doubts that need to be clarified.

To take advantage of the strong point of Alpine

Alonso in Melbourne is sure he will fight for the pole position in Melbourne without a problem with his car in the middle of the lap. It seems clear that the strong point of the French car is in the high-speed tracks, and above all, in one lap, in qualifying. While his high degradation slows down the speed of his race every Sunday. For this reason, now, on a track with straight lines beyond a kilometer, the French car may be present again.

There is doubt in the step forward he took Mercedes. The stars suffer mainly in ‘quality’. Yesterday they shone where Russell dominated FP1, so it remains to be seen if the Silver Arrows will catch up with the Blue and Pink cars.

And the destruction?

As for this Sunday’s race, that might be a different story. Alonso believes that, for example, in Melbourne he could fight for the podium if he finished that great lap in Q3. But the massive destruction of the Alpine race makes that idea a bit confusing. That huge damage was repeated in subsequent appointments, so it will be necessary to see if Alpine has been able to take a step forward in Miami. Without it, a good position today Saturday should not be sure of anything.

For this reason, Alpine admitted to prioritizing the review of long training runs on Friday: “We’re focused on improving the speed of our races, so right now, our approach is based on several experiments to better understand the car and improve our long -term speed., ”said Permane, Alpine’s director of sports.

Alonso and the work of the simulator

Aside from these unknowns, Alonso He was very pleased with the work done on the simulator and data correlation on the track on the first day. And especially, where Fernando can make a difference is through his greater flexibility. Pilots are suffering more than usual to adapt to a new circuit. Its adaptation is slower due to the complexity of the route. There, Fernando knew he might have a few extra tithes in his pocket.

I have known this for a long time. It is now understood that Fernando will spend his day after the impact he sustained in Imola at the Alpine factory, driving in the simulator. He knew that every lap in the study meant leaving a thousandth on the clock faster when he rode the A522 in Miami. So he smiled and gave a thumbs up at the simulation booth. He arrived at the factory around 10 a.m. and left at 5 p.m.. Think of its turns. If this Saturday he can get the extra on his turn, it’s no coincidence.

Ocon: “The car looks competitive”

“For us, it was a great day of learning about what a new track is for everyone. We first tested how the car behaved in the simulator work we did before but of course with the new data it could have been we’ll start confirming and digging into some of the points of the discussion. The car looks competitive and moving in the right direction, which is good news, but tomorrow and Sunday count. There’s more to come. “

Permane: “One lap pace is strong”

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“In terms of track performance, we had two solid sessions in both cars, albeit with some delays at different red flags. We’re focused on improving the speed of our races, so now, our The strategy is based on several experiments to better understand and ultimately improve our long -term speed. ”

“Having both drivers in the top ten and Fernando in fifth shows that our single lap pace is still strong. It’s hard to get a clear picture in the long run because of the red flags in Free Practice 2, so there’s a bit of work to be done there. Other than that, it’s a great day and we’re all looking forward to the rest of the weekend. “