Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (Alpine) assured on the eve of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, to be held next Sunday in Baku, that he wants urban circuits like the one that will host the test because “there is no margin for mistake “.
“Now we have a lot of street circuits in Formula One. I like them because there is no margin for error and also Baku is a circuit where it is very possible to overtake,” Alonso said in statements released by the Alpine team.
Alonso recalled that in his three involvement in Baku he scored points, he was ninth in 2017 and seventh in 2018 with McLaren and sixth last year starting eighth on the grid with Alpine in the Azerbaijani capital.
“In the last three races I’ve played there I’ve got a few positions during the race, so in that sense it’s very different to Monaco. It’s a fun circuit where it’s possible to overtake,” he said. Asturian driver. .
An incident that, as Fernando Alonso pointed out, makes the qualifying session every Saturday less decisive in which the order of the starting grid is established than in other circuits.
“In Baku, Saturdays don’t necessarily decide the race and the safety vehicle that comes out can fully cope with the command. I think it will be fun and I’m excited for the challenge that awaits us,” the Spaniard concluded. .
Source: La Verdad
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