One of the keys for all teams is weight, reduce it as much as possible to stay within the minimum weight set by the regulations. And in it Alpine. It was clearer than ever to show off their new pontoon, with no paint on top to save a few grams. But also to use it later. New pontoons are presented at Silverstone they are so light that after a Free session they are broken. This is how ‘Auto Motor und Sport’ announced it, making sure the gills in that area exploded after conducting Free Practice 2 on Friday, a problem that was repeated this Saturday in FP3 despite attempts to strengthen that area.
No wonder then Fernando Alonso will later adapt the old pontoon spec to Free Practice 3, and now the question remains whether the French car will use this update for the rest of the weekend or return to the old spec.
Alpine came to this circuit with a big change to the pontoons, though the most important thing was on the new floor. Let’s not forget that this year the ground was the main source of the car’s downforce and it didn’t suffer any problems with Silverstone.
Source: La Verdad
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