Fernando Alonso already warned during the Spanish F1 GP that both in Barcelona and in the upcoming races in Austria (this weekend) and Silverstone (next), he will have to “bare his teeth” and “suffer”. At Montmeló, he was able to perform better than expected by 11th in qualifying which helped him start 10th, but he was out of rhythm in a car with very little grip and a bigger degradation in the race, which became cause him to finish 12th. He then set his eyes and focused on the Hungarian GP, where he hopes to arrive with an important package of improvements which will take a big step forward. Although he preferred not to promise and show it with “more action.”
And a few days later, close to Austrian F1 GP this weekend, are focused on trying to maximize their chances by having a perfect weekend and taking advantage of possible problems in finding the right adjustments that other rivals may have in a sprint weekend, with less options to test things and make changes to balance and set up the car. But don’t expect miracles. It was explained this Thursday in the hospitality of Aston Martin at the Red Bull Ring.
“These are characteristics of the car. The circuit design is very different in Barcelona and Montreal. Very short curve. From ‘Stop and Go’ in Montreal, braking and acceleration. In Barcelona, is it is a longer corner, and we more or less know where we are at the moment. We understand the car’s shortcomings. And we know Barcelona is going to be a tough weekend, because it’s here in Austria and at Silverstone. The three races of this triplet, I think in some ways have very similar track characteristics. So we’re expecting a pretty tough time, but as it’s a sprint weekend, it could change“.
“If you start on the right foot and you feel confident in the car and some of the teams start a bit lost, there is no time to recover because you are going to qualify”he pointed out, hoping to find the right balance in his Aston Martin “immediately” from Free Practice 1 this Friday.
“I don’t think it will be better here, so I don’t know. I think they are long corners very similar to Barcelona. A very short lap. I think from pole to last there will be half a second. You We have to do everything perfectly Traffic will be important in the final corners in qualifying so we will try to do our best, but I think it will be difficult,” he argued.
“I’m not a technician. I hope the next improvement works,” He pointed in relation to the words he already said in Barcelona, where he is confident that the team is more convinced that the new Hungarian package will work better than those previously introduced. “Imagine me saying the next upgrade doesn’t work… I just hope that, that it works, it’s just a logical thing, but there’s also media time with Mike (Krack) and Tom (McCullough) and it’s going to be a big question to them.” “, he said about the upcoming developments.
STROLL RENEWAL
“Good news, I think. For the team. Obviously, he was thinking a little bit about his future or what he is waiting for. But, for us, I think it’s good news, since he knows the team very well. I think in several years at Williams He spent his career in this environment with the same group of people, and he can improve things by knowing what was asked in the past, what is now, if things has changed for the better or for the worse.. I have all this knowledge, so between the two of us, we can try to help and come up with the best solutions. So for me personally, this is news. also that I can work with someone who thinks in the same direction and only helps the team, not their individual preferences.
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“Stroll is a very dedicated person and focused on his work. He does a lot of work in the simulator. He lives in the United Kingdom and that helps, obviously, but we are always in constant conversation about the team and about on things In the car, even in the last two days, we always talk on WhatsApp after Barcelona, of the relationship I don’t remember having with all the teammates in the past.
“Lance has always been very open and asking a lot of things about driving and braking techniques, different types of circuits as well. We also identified last year and this year, together with the engineers, that there are a couple of corners in which he was strong, a couple of corners where I was stronger, some circuits where I used to be quite competitive and some circuits where Lance has historically been very competitive And we’re trying to understand why there’s always a pattern and some that we like more than others And the ones we don’t like if there’s something to learn from our teammates, we’ve been very open and we’re trying to understand it even while working on those techniques.”
“And as I’ve said several times, I’m here with this team for a very long-term project in my life, in my career. And even if I’m not driving I hope Lance will lead the team this. , and I will support him even if he is not on the path”
THEY ADD THE TOMB TO THE LAST CURVES
“Not much will change for us. But for others, the gravel will change.
Source: La Verdad
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