The battle to enter Q3 in qualifying this Saturday at Abu Dhabi GP (3:00 pm/DAZN) it will again be very close, very intense, as seen in Free Practice 2 held this Friday. And on this track, any yellow flag, red flag or traffic can put life in danger for all drivers and cause surprises.
Fernando Alonso will have to stick with it and will try to once again dominate the simulations and the numbers to work magic with his hands in search of a Q3 that seems too complicated on the wheels of an Aston Martin that has been diluted on the surface of the moon to come in finishing the course as the 7th, 8th or 9th best car out of 10 overall.
On Thursday, Fernando Alonso warned about the expectations at this track: “In Abu Dhabi, everything will be the same, I don’t think the circuit will be good, so we will try to fight for Q3 if possible and for the points on Sunday, that will be the objective, but for nothing really. exciting”. And this Friday, the track confirmed that it will be difficult, though not impossible. Will try again.
Angry radio in the first session
The man from Oviedo worked during the first half hour of the first free training sessions in Collect data for your engineers with sensor gridsthinking about the team’s big priority at this point in the year: creating the car of 2025. And then, while others are working on their racing simulation, with full tanks, Fernando went out with new tires and was more relaxed in finding a turn, but found traffic and a car worse than expected.
“This is the worst car ever and the worst traffic preparation. Next time I will do the exit lap alone”said the man from Oviedo angrily on the radio. And the sensations were not good and he did not complete the end of the work plan as he wanted.
A few hours later, in Free Practice 2, the balance of the green car is correct but The performance, especially in a third sector where the car suffered greatly due to slow linked corners, saw Alonso finish 16th.with fewer arms to dream of that Top-10, but at the same time, it’s consciously possible because of how tight everything is.
“It was a difficult day where we tried to optimize things. The car felt a little better in FP2, but we still had some work to do overnight to find the best set-up for qualifying.it seems difficult to fight for the points, but we will do everything tomorrow,” argued Alonso after the first day.
Big tie for the Top-10
The Asturian finished 16th, but it was a disappointing result, as he finished 1″057 off the best time, in both tenth and 10th place, Tsunoda. From the 10th to the 18th there are only two tenths. Any mistake by your rivals can give you position and Fernando specializes in fishing in turbulent riversas he already did in Qatar, when entering Q3 seemed impossible for Aston Martin, as well as in many other events this year.
It was all very tight and Fernando will once again fight for the choice to finish the year in the points in this Sunday’s event. for that classification will be key on a track where it is difficult to reach. That will be the best way to stop a 2024 that is worse than what Oviedo expected, hoping to have a better car in 2025 that will allow him to fight for more of the points.
Aston Martin lowers Alonso’s radio
“There were some comments from Fernando. He wasn’t too happy with the outcome of things, it’s normal. When you’re not synchronized, situations like this happen, they’re always like that. They’re emotions. There’s no point in taking it. It’s also emotional and responding to someone is not good. That is not “It doesn’t help at all. Let everything cool down first,” said Aston Martin boss Mike Krack, clarifying that he preferred not to respond to Alonso’s words, which he. warmed up and inside the car.
“You have to stay calm. We know the car is really difficult to drive, you can see the limits of Lance’s track in qualifying in Qatar. The car is real and very difficult when you push it to the limit. And this Friday it was seen again. I look at the data all the time and it’s really difficult,” argued the Team Principal of the green box.
“The other problem with the program is that we can do better. We know that can happen. Sometimes it’s bad because someone else can make the program. We were in a bit of a strange place and then situations like that happen. But that’s not drama. “We’ve talked about it, but when it’s quiet, not in the heat of the moment.”then Mike.
Source: La Verdad
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