Fernando Alonso finished fourth in the second free practice of F1 2023 Singapore GP, 0″358 behind the best time set by Carlos Sainz and a tenth of George Russell’s third place. After the first few practice sessions in which he did not look at the time and focused on collecting data from his car, Fernando advanced in FP2 and left a good feeling, although the Spaniard considered that the Ferrari “was unreachable” one lap away in the race. fight for the pole. The man from Oviedo indicated that it was not his battle and he was sure that Red Bull should be there, after a day in which Verstappen and Pérez suffered greatly with the balance of their cars.. Fernando will find a good starting position for Sunday, something key for his podium aspirations as the race was very difficult to catch.
“It was a normal Friday in Singapore, but fun. It was hot and we tried some things on the car and the tires. We’ll see what happens tomorrow (this Saturday), today was just about adapting to the track. I think Ferrari is out of reach again, like it happened at Monza, they are too fast. And Red Bull will be fast tomorrow, when it matters.”commented the two-time F1 world champion after exiting his AMR23 at the Marina Bay street circuit.
“You can be fifth, sixth or can finish outside Q3 if you lose a couple of tenths. Within two tenths, there are a lot of cars, so it will be very difficult”commented on his options for qualifying this Saturday (3:00 pm/DAZN F1).
“We have to be ready to do well when push comes to shove. It’s going to be very tight and we have to nail the laps to get a good race result”he finished.
Maximum equality
A lot is expected Aston Martin on this track because of the great performance he showed Alonso in a similar layout as Monaco. However, the elimination of an area of 4 twisty curves, transformed into a straight line, can damage those on the green. The car has improved with the evolution of Zandvoortbut its rivals are also stronger than ever Alonso He grabbed pole and victory in Monaco. Ferrari took pole. McLaren, with many new features in Singapore, may surprise you. AND Mercedes is there. Any detail can be put on top or leave you in any match. The classification will be very close.
Source: La Verdad
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