This Saturday, Aston Martin will try to Fernando Alonso and Lance Strolling the performance of the new aerodynamic package brought to Zandvoortwhere the team is eager to start their comeback to fight again for the podium places in a very close place chasing Red Bull, against McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari. All this, after the first day of free training for F1 Dutch GP 2023 where it is difficult to draw conclusions.
In the first session, the Asturian was excited in second position, 2 tenths behind Max Verstappen. However, in the second, Alonso was unable to set a time when his soft tire was in good condition as he encountered track traffic on his first attacking lap. He set his time late for his tires and that explains his 10th last position in FP2, at 0.533. However, the team considered that due to the state of his tires the Spaniard had a good time and intuited that he was full of fuel.
Alonso said at the end of the session that the improvements were “good” but an engine problem for Stroll in FP1 and two red flags, one in each session, took away valuable testing time which prevented Aston Martin from complete the test. retrieve the data. Alonso tested the settings in Free Practice 2, as an important test.
“The improvements have been good, although we haven’t completed our entire program (work) because there are two red flags (one in Free Practice 1 and another in Free Practice 2), but nothing too dramatic. good information and we need check everything. I hope everything will be ready for tomorrow,” commented the Oviedo pilot. Now, he will do everything to clear up any questions and discover the true starting potential of his new weapon.
Source: La Verdad
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