Day of experiments for Alonso at Monza

monza This is not a route that fits well with the characteristics of Aston Martin and yes to some of his direct rivals in the fight in the central zone of the F1 grid, such as Williams. Therefore, although he is not taking anything away and will try to take advantage of every opportunity to get points, he knows that it will be more difficult than Zandvoort.

But regardless of the result you can choose to F1 Italian GP this weekend, at ‘Temple of speed’, Asturian has more important background work to hide in the time table: You will need to perform various tests in Free Practice 1, in the purest testing style, to extract relevant data from your car that will help the engineers at the Aston Martin factory draw important conclusions to continue to understand your car. on a different and unique track, with maximum speed, full of straights and minimal aerodynamic loads.

everyone, to ensure finding the right path to creating the car of 2025a goal that Alonso already said at the last Hungarian GP is the main one at this point in the championship.

For this reason, the Asturian told the press present at the Autódromo di Monza, among them MD, it will be “a rewarding weekend”which may be the next appointments, where the Free Practice 1 experiments will continue, as will be the case at Monza

We will probably try different things in FP1

“We are working on it, without a doubt. We will bring some new pieces, yes,” he told MD about the arrival of the long-awaited evolutions that he requested many times during these last appointments. And while waiting for them, it’s time to don the lab coat, gloves and glasses to experiment with the car in Free Practice 1 at Monza.

“Originally, I was going to give Felipe my FP1 here at Monza, but we understood that the resurfacing was a bit bigger than we thought and the curbs and corners were different than we thought. So the team changed the plans, and I did. think it will happen in Mexico,” he explained, highlighting that he will use the first free practice sessions as an important test for the team before focusing on the GP result.

“On paper, it might not be the best circuit for us, but we still have to try to do our best. “We will probably try different things in FP1, not specifically for Monza, but also for the team’s long-term projects and to understand the car better,” explained about it in front of the written press. And later, on ‘DAZN’ he indicated that it might be a common trend in the next 3 or 4 appointments, to carry out more different tests on tracks of all kinds like Baku or Singapore , the latter, which is the complete opposite of Monza. .

“This Monza will be a very rewarding weekend, and obviously in qualifying and the race we will give our best”.

What result is Alonso aiming for in Monza?

Fernando Alonso knows that to fight to win a point or two and finish 9th or 10th in this Sunday’s race, he will have to grind his teeth and suffer more than at Zandvoort, where he finished in 10th with his car’s poor race pace contrasting with its good classification.

“At Zandvoort, which is a circuit where we have high expectations, we managed just one point in tenth place, so we are a bit worried here at Monza. But races always evolve in unexpected ways. “It could be a good weekend, although on paper it seems difficult,” he explained.

“At Zandvoort, we didn’t lose race pace on Sunday, but that’s our race pace and it’s been our pace in the last five races. We are always at the same distance from the leaders. Everything is measured in percentages, and we are always in the same percentage. Sometimes, the classification is better than expected,” he recalls. Evolution is necessary. They are coming soon, as the Oviedo native admitted to MD.