Fernando Alonso finished the Las Vegas GP in ninth place and added two more important points to Aston Martin, which successfully overcame the tough Las Vegas challenge with Lance Stroll’s fifth place. The Silverstone team’s spoils could have been greater, but the Asturian’s initial comeback partially defied expectations.
“I still need to see what happens. I lost the car, I don’t know if I was stuck between cars or alone. When I saw myself in front of the Alfa Romeo and turning the wrong way, I thought that would be the end of me. I thought my race was over at the first corner. That’s why I’m happy to get points,” Alonso explained at the end of the race, where he was favored by the safety car to begin his comeback.
“We achieved more than we thought. Lance started from 19th and finished fifth, which is tops. We missed the opportunity to do more with me“But when we are tenth in qualifying, ninth in the race and both cars are in points, we have to see the positive side of things.”
Regarding the development of the Grand Prix and the future of the race, which returned to the F1 calendar this year after a 40-year break, Alonso gave constructive criticism: “I think it is good. But the adhesion level of the asphalt is very low. I know this is the same for everyone, but on street circuits this is a very dangerous situation.” factor. Lando Norris had a pretty bad accidentIt looked like we were racing in mixed conditions, half dry, half wet, which was a bit odd on a street circuit. Racing in the car was fun, there were fun struggles. However, the grip level and the temperature of the asphalt subject the tires to too much stress and too much graining. Maybe we can learn. “I think the second year will be much better,” he summarized. Fernando.
I’m looking forward to the final test of the season at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Although Alonso is aware that he wants to say goodbye to the season with a good taste in his mouth, he does not set specific goals: “The last one is left, we will try to enjoy it, it was fun here, the track offered us a few passes and we were in the fight, which is a positive point for the car.”