Lost the occasion: Aston Martin explained why they were not at risk of Alonso’s approach like walking

Andy Cowell, Aston Martin’s main teamattend the press written on the hospitality of the green team at the end of Great Britain of F1. There are two clear issues that should be spoken: the first, The one with lost opportunity with Fernando Alonso to fight for a podium that finally went to Nico HülkenbergIn a career where Asturian complains about the bad wall decision of the approach.

And the second: the Evolution Package and if more news will come to the next SPA-Francorchamps event.

The head of the Silverstone team, to MD’s question, said there was no “no problem with the approach group,” he remembered that the last bull was, easily finding the right plan, and before he gave the team’s gobal good, with Strol in the E -7 final position after a risk but successful approach they had not tried Fernando, who graduated on the 9th beyond 6 before he was placed in the boxes.

“After seeing a lance from 18th to 3rd to the middle of the race, one wants to maintain that position, but we must recognize where we are with the general performance of the car. Great effort of the team: To gather all the pieces, build the cars, roll with them, the strategy, happy, “Cowell said in his general analysis.

“Going to soft is a clear decision, a very accurate process of thinking,” He said about the success of Strol. “We saw the time getting worse, that the track was drained, and the decision almost made a little earlier. But, they knew, the advanced to put dry earlier, before the race began, they didn’t go well. I suspect that some teams thought Lance’s decision was right. This is a very accurate, clear and accurate decision making of strategists and engineers of tires “, He said about the Lance approach election, removed the intermediate before placing the dry tire when the track was in conditions, and returned to intermediate a turn before Alonso when he started raining. It was placed for a moment in the third.

While, A Alono of 6, has become 10º. To top it, then they decided to move from intermediate until the rubber also dried soon with Alonsosomething Fernando said he did “Lose 25 seconds to three laps”Until the conditions are the goals for that wheel.

Then came a million dollar question: Why wasn’t the same plan for Alonso? Aston Martin decided, depending on the position that each occupied on the track, was more dangerous to Lance by nothing to lose and thus varying their choices.

“I suppose this morning, when examining the approach, we saw it: Fernando was seventh and eleven. There were two techniques to play, so you need to adopt a different approach”He commented. “And now, after a career, in rethrospect, we’ll see What would be a good race and if Fernando liked exactly what we did at that time, it might be better. Also, then we are the first team to mounted the wheels. We probably changed them as soon as possible, and in the media, we lost the temperature on the wheels and then Fernando monitored it. So yes, after such a race, you can rebuild the perfect race, right?, And ask yourself where I left you, “Cowell replied.

“Why is Alonso not so dangerous to go for the podium? Is there any problem on this side of the garage along with the approach group? “MD asked.

“No, I don’t think there is any problem. The approach is done in the middle because there is only one box, so you have to make sure it is considered from the team’s point of view”Andy replied.

“At first, we were very clear when it would stop. The mediators were gradually wearing and the track became dry. In my opinion, it was heard on the radio of all the teams, everyone thought we should stop, it was time to leave. We stopped Fernando soon (at the dry tire at the end), in the retirement of the two,”

Alonso’s complaints on the radio

Fernando Alonso complained to the radio strategy to see that he went from 6th place to 10th after stopping the boxes to put the mediators in place rather than his partner. Therefore, on the radio he did not understand that his wall was unsuccessful and released a blunt “I am not right.” Cowell lowered the importance.

“In my opinion, we have all been in this competitive world for a long time and know that sometimes, from inside the car, you can’t see what’s going on. You always fail when many stops are made in boxes and lose some position; Want to know why. We listened to all the pilots to give the messages and seemed personal, but no. He accepted that we do our best in information ”he said.

And when asked if they had lost the opportunity at the podium, Cowell was happy to score both cars.

“Congratulations to Nico. He made a really steady career. I think the seventh and ninth place is a great result for us. We add important points, and we keep doing this for many races. So we had fun on the weekend of career. We are happy with how we worked here in our home career, ”he argued.