Alonso reveals mistake that cost him pole position in Canada: “Those tenths could have been there”

In Monaco 2023 it will be by the thousandth. In Canada 2024, it will be by two tenths. “hurts”said Fernando Alonso after the classification of Canadian GP. Unexpectedly, his Aston Martin is in the battle for pole at the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit and the man from Oviedo can’t stop thinking about something: a detail that could change everything and could give him long awaited place. on the grill, the first of his new era with Aston Martin.

This is what the 2024 F1 Canadian GP starting grid looks like

The man from Oviedo snorted because he knew he had something there. It’s clear that if you ask all the drivers close to Russell (Canadian pole position), they will all tell you one major mistake that could have kept them from first place. And that in ‘and yes’ you can’t count, because as Fernando Alonso acknowledged, “nobody makes a perfect lap”. But precisely for this reason, because the track conditions are so complex and because everything will go wrong, The man from Oviedo knew that if he made a perfect turn, the Canadian pole could be his. That’s why it hurt him. Because he knows he can make a difference.

And the man from Oviedo recalled to the international press what happened to him in turn 2 of his decisive Q3 lap. There may be glory for him.

The curve that could bring him a pole position

“In turn 2, I oversteered and lost a lot of the car. That’s when I decided to abort the lap. And I continued, I continued… then I was 6th. Two tenths could put me on pole. And those tenths could in that corner”lamented the man from Oviedo, aware of the tremendous opportunity ahead of him in Canada.

Rain can appear in the race and anything can happen

Those two tenths put him in 6th. He will fight from that one fast car in straight lines and there is good DRS, important points to defend yourself. However, you need to see your car’s speed and tire wear (if it’s a dry race) to know your true aspirations and the points you can qualify for. And most of all, we have to see what happens over time.

There is rain in the forecast for today’s race and anything can happen if the rain shakes and can change the order and open up opportunities with the right strategy and choice of tires at the right time. Fernando Alonso will try again, starting just in front of Hamilton (7th) looking for his chance and knowing at the same time that there are faster cars behind like Lewis, the two Ferraris (Leclerc was 11th and Sainz, 12th) and Pérez (16th).