Fernando Alonso will face the Australian GP focused on points. At the last Saudi Arabian GP, after retiring almost securing sixth position, he had already shown his surprise at not scoring the points he believed his Alpine performance deserved in the first two races of years. Now, in the third round of this new F1 season, the Oviedo native hopes his luck will change.
“I like the track and even though it’s a bit hard to overtake, made changes to encourage it so we can see how it performs.“ We deserve higher in the standings after two races. Our car is good and the performance is also good every weekend “, pointed out the Spanish driver, who was disappointed with the abandonment in Jeddah, but at the same time, happy with the performance of his car, which was the third best. Single-seater in grid in terms of performance in the second round of the year.
“Last weekend (Saudi Arabian GP) was a disappointment as we seemed to be comfortable and ready for P6 until we retired. It was frustrating but we can be pleased with our overall pace so far,” Alonso added. in the team statement prior to the Australian GP.
“Sunday is where the points are scored, so we just have to make sure we get points in that time. The whole team is working hard to make sure we stay on top of our progress. We’ve had of some close and exciting races in Saudi Arabia. and also in Bahrain “, he concluded, without referring to the initial problems with the reliability of the Alpine engine.
The reliability of the Alpine engine
After the race in Bahrain, at Alpine they found a leak in the Gallic propellant that caused Alonso to mount his second power unit in Saudi Arabia. And eventually, that power unit would fail in the same second race, forcing Alonso to leave and mount his third engine in the third race. Alpine needs to improve the reliability of its engine after the power increase compared to last year. Port regulation, a pilot can use a maximum of 3 power units in a full year. Alonso has already reached that limit in the first three races of the course.
Source: La Verdad
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