Alonso, “on guard” in Barcelona

“This is a unique Grand Prix”, he pointed out Fernando Alonso this Thursday at the W Hotel, at an action by Finetwork, one of its sponsors, hours after boarding his Alpine A522 in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hoping to get good results at home. Despite the fact that the great Catalan plaza will be filled, with all the stands full of fans eager to see him again after two years without spectators on the Circuit due to the pandemic, the Spaniard made sure he didn’t feel any pressure, but that for him this test means including “enjoying” exactly the beautiful atmosphere expected at the Spanish GP this weekend. Because of this, Fernando hopes that his luck will change before his hometown. After the start of the season where his Alpine performance was not shown in points (he only added 2 after 5 races) due to reliability problems or issues unrelated to the driver, and then see how he was hurt again in Miami. by traffic to qualifying and doing some action that resulted in him double penalties and points on American soil, the Oviedo man set the goal to return to points.

To that end he will be diving into the car this weekend, although on the “question” of knowing what the possible new grid order will be in the changes that many teams will show in their single-seater Barcelona , Where Alonso wants to clarify that he won’t have any improvements and the rear wing that looks new, will be just an update for this circuit.

“I’m pretty excited to see how fast we can go. In this race everyone usually introduces a lot of updates and the order of the first races may change a bit. I kinda have a question. But I want us to have a normal weekend and on Sunday we can complete the result ”, said Fernando Alonso at the Finetwork event in Barcelona, ​​a company that announced that it will be the new main sponsor of e -kart team of Fernando, who will also support Sandro, a young talent with a future.

GOOD FEELINGS, BUT LACKING POINTS

“At the beginning of the championship, we performed well but on Sunday we did not complete the points we deserved and we worked hard for them”.

“As you would say in football, we have played very well in the first games, but we have all drawn and we haven’t won yet. So it’s just a few points and we need to change. There are many races left and luck will end. up compensating you. from here let’s start adding points “

IN HOUSE

“The taste of home. The pressure does not change much. Here it is much more enjoy, to see the stands full, the support, the people in the paddock… ”

POSITIONS

“Points. In some performances like Australia we can fight for the podium, or in others like Imola the appropriate or real result is 7th or 8th. This year we moved to that strip”.

A PODIUM

“Hopefully soon”

THE PLAN

“It’s a viral thing born on social networks and if we on the team have established a plan with clear goals, we can tell if they’re being met or not. But everything is pretty much in tune.

DO YOU EXPECT MORE OR ARE YOU MORE THAN THE TEAM?

“I’m happy, not with the points, but with the performance”.

HEAT CAN AFFECT THE WHEELS

“We’ll see. It can affect the tires. We know that such high temperatures often affect them. And the last test we did here was in February at other temperatures. This Friday we have to confirm the doubts we have about it. respect. “

THE ALPINE WEARS WHEELS

“I think things aren’t bad in Miami. It’s true that in previous races we didn’t have the speed of our rivals on Sundays. But I think, in Miami that’s the same, in a very hot race, we’re more confident in this race. ”

THE FUTURE. IS ALPINE THE FIRST CHOICE?

“The future … We’ll see after the summer, which is what I had in mind since preseason, as I already said, that in the summer I’ll think about what the best option is. Logically, the new rules always put a different order between the teams And you have to see what chance there is between the teams that have a chance to win in the next few years, so that will be the priority when he plans to talk to another team.