Alonzo: "We had very bad luck, but the potential was there"

Fernando Alonso (Alpine), double Formula One world champion, has announced, with a goal in the British Grand Prix, the tenth on the F1 calendar, to take place this weekend at the Silverstone circuit, that he has “had a very bad luck. so far in 2022, but “that“ still exists ”and they know that“ there is potential ”.

“Silverstone is a classic race on the calendar. I’ve had a lot of podiums, pole positions and victories there. It’s a ‘driver’ circuit and many times it gives great action on the track,” explained the past double world champion Alpine Asturian, who achieved two of his 32 F1 victories at the aforementioned Northampshire circuit: in 2006, when he re-validated the title, with Renault; and in 2011, aboard a Ferrari.

“Normally it’s unpredictable, too, when it comes to the weather. Sometimes we get hot summer days and sometimes it rains hard, and the wind can be strong, too, on this circuit,” Alonso said. , 40, explained. years ago, who two Sundays ago crossed the finish line in Montreal seventh -where he started second after showing elegance, in the rain, in qualifying-, but a penalty relegated him to ninth place in the final in Canada.

“In any case and in any kind of weather conditions, it’s going to be a fun weekend, I’m sure of that,” commented the Oviedo native, who is in tenth place in the World Cup with 18 points.

“So far, it’s been a mixed season for me. We seem to be consistent in the ‘top 10’ and in some cases we’re higher, especially one lap,” Fernando explained. “However, we have had very bad luck so far in 2022. We have had reliability problems, but also incidents due to poor timing and safety of vehicles,” he added.

“There’s a lot more left and we know the potential is there. I’m excited to see what the trend is in the next races,” the Asturian driver added; who, in addition to his two victories, at Silverstone – where he signed three ‘poles’ – counts four more podiums in Formula One.