in between Max Verstappen (five), Checko Perez (two and charles leclerc (one) all the pole positions of the 2023 campaign in F1 have been shared, but there is a truth where the two Spanish drivers on the grid Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz He surpassed three polesitters of the year and even the all-time great polesitter Lewis Hamilton with 103. They were more regular than everyone else when it came to qualifying and always qualified for Q3 directly fighting for the pole.
The 22 pole position marks the history of Fernando Alonso in his 20 seasons at the ‘Great Circus’ although the last date was the German GP at Hockenheim in 2012 with Ferrari. Since then and before riding the current AMR23, the closest he has come was at Canada’22 when he finished second in the wet, 0″645 behind Max Verstappen.
this year with Aston Martin Fernando makes no mistakes in qualifying: fifth in Bahrain, 0″628 behind Verstappen, third in Saudi Arabia, 0″465 behind Pérez, fourth in Australia, 0″407 behind Verstappen, sixth in Azerbaijan, 1″ 050 behind Leclerc, second in Miami at 0″361 from Pérez, second at Monaco at 0″084 from Verstappen, ninth in Spain at 1″235 from Verstappen -a run off track and flat bottom damage to blame in his worse classification, although he eventually came out eighth for the Gasly sanctioned- and third in recent and wet Canada, 1″428 behind Max, also gained a place and started second because of the Hulkenberg sanction.
Qualifying in Monaco was one of the most ‘tense’ moments for the two-time champion Max Verstappen when it came to securing pole position because he had to push himself to the maximum in the last sector to recover three tenths of a disadvantage and cross the finish line with only 84 thousandths of an advantage.
As consistent as Fernando showed himself in qualifying Saturday -Friday in Baku- the ferrarista Carlos Sainz. He has three pole positions to his credit, all in 2022 at Silverstone, Spa and Austin, which is why he has yet to visit his proudest ground. However, it also counts his 2023 ranking for Q3 entries.
He was fourth in Bahrain at 0″446 behind Verstappen, fifth in Saudi Arabia at 0″666 behind Pérez, fifth in Australia at 0″538 behind Verstappen, fourth in Azerbaijan at 0″813 behind his teammate Leclerc, third in Miami at 0 “508 from Pérez, the famous grid with three Latinos in the first three positions, fifth in Monaco 0″265 behind Verstappen -then he exited in fourth due to a penalty for Leclerc-, second in the Spanish GP 0″462 behind Verstappen and eighth in Canada, 3″436 (in the wet) behind Verstappen, although he lost three places on the grid due in blocking Pierre Gasly.
The leader of the World Cup Max Verstappen He took the most pole positions this year, five, distributed between Bahrain, Australia, Monaco, Spain and Canada. But he has a mole Saudi Arabia when a problem with the transmission of his Red Bull condemned him to be eliminated from Q2 -last- and to start the race from 15th position. On Sunday, the flying Dutchman solved it, finishing second behind his teammate, and polesitter in his absence in Q3, Checo Pérez. His second worst qualifying was in Miami, this time he made it into Q3, but he made a mistake in his first attempt at Q3 and ran out of time for the final attack due to the red flag of Leclerc who finished ninth . It was also no problem for him to win the next day by more than five seconds over Pérez.
Source: La Verdad
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