Alonzo: "I hope to pick up where we left off at Silverstone"

Spaniard Fernando Alonso (Alpine) announced on Wednesday, on the eve of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix, that at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring he hopes to continue where he left off at Silverstone, the Great Britain scene and where he ended up . commander.

Commemorating the British Grand Prix on Sunday, the two -time champion in Spain said: “Silverstone was a good result for us and I enjoyed fighting close to the front at lap closings. We had to be happy in fifth place.”

“I think it has been my best weekend so far in terms of overall competitiveness and result. I hope we can continue where we left off at Silverstone,” he added in statements released by his team before the Austrian GP.

Regarding one in Austria, Alonso commented: “They are two consecutive races, so we have to keep the energy levels. Fortunately, the races are not too far apart, so displacements are not an important factor in double this appointment “.

“Like the Red Bull Ring on a short track, the races are always very close and the qualification is often very tight between certain cars. A small mistake or loss of time can be the difference between Q2 and Q3, “he stressed.

“It’s also a sprint qualifying weekend and I think the track will be good for this format because overtaking is possible there. I want to keep the points,” he added.

The 5th of 2014, his best result

The track record at the Red Bull Ring, where he has participated nine times with five different teams — he is the only rider on the grid to have done so in the current version of the Red Bull Ring and in the old A1 — is not very favorable to the Asturian that He had four DNFs and nearly fifth as he finished the race on 18th with an ERS problem. Fifth at Ferrari in 2014 was his best career result, a GP where he also signed his best position on the grid, fourth. Last year, where there was a double career at Spielberg, he was ninth in first – he was eighth on the grid – and tenth in second.