Carlos Sainz is second and Fernando Alonso goes against the wall in the first free practice in Monaco | Formula 1

Carlos Sainz has vindicated himself in Free Practice 1 of the Monaco Grand Prix that took place in the streets of the Principality. The Ferrari man has achieved the best time being only surpassed by Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, finished thirteenth in a session in which he hit the wall, and the two-time champion has been noticed that he has not raced in Monaco for three years. Looking for the limits, on the goal entry curve, Fernando Alonso brushed against the wall causing the front wing to break. Even so, Alpine has been able to repair the Spaniard’s car so that he could finish FP1. Curiously, Fernando Alonso has gone off again when he was looking for the fastest lap, this time at the end of the straight in the Santa Devota escape route. However, it was not a good session for Alpine. If the Spaniard finished thirteenth, Esteban Ocon was sixteenth. Fernando Alonso took some front wing damage, he’s now back in the pits We were briefly under yellow flags, but we are now back under way # MonacoGP 🇲🇨 # F1 pic.twitter.com/yOvHUT2jPt – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 20 , 2021 Worse has gone still to the companion of Carlos Sainz. Leclerc, who is a local driver in this Grand Prix, has only been able to complete four laps, finishing in the last position of FP1. The Ferrari that has flown in Monaco belongs to Carlos Sainz, who finished second ahead of a Verstappen with the one that has had its pluses and minuses during the session. In addition to the Madrid, another of the surprises of Free 1 has been Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman was fourth ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Lando Norris, meanwhile, was seventh, while Sebastian Vettel, Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Raikkonen completed the Top-10.Sainz’s optimism in Monaco Before his first contact as a Ferrari driver with the circuit, the Spaniard declared: “Podium and win over Leclerc? It is normal that there is a win, no one is more willing than me, I am the one who wants a podium or to make a good classification. It will be an interesting weekend for me, which will give me a good indication of where I am with the Ferrari and will help me understand my level of confidence with the car. ”“ The points are sure to be an objective. But I want more than points here. The good thing is that I know how to go fast in Monaco, I know the tricks and I have always been fast here. I need to know what confidence I will find in the Ferrari to go fast ”, added optimistically, Carlos Sainz. Despite being a different circuit from Montmeló, the Madrilenian trusts to do it in Monaco. “If Ferrari is closer it is relative. The four tenths of here are the seven of Barcelona, because the circuit is shorter, but the percentage is the same. We have a good opportunity this weekend to do well, but the car is so different from Barcelona that we don’t know how the changes can affect it, ”he continued. Carlos Sainz is not ruling out getting on the podium. “If it was possible in other races, why not here? Everything is possible in Monaco, anyone can make mistakes and it is more unpredictable. If we take all of this into account, there is potential for a good opportunity here. Although if everyone does their job, fifth place is the best result we can aspire to. If we arrive just behind Mercedes and Red Bull, we will have already done a job ”, he concluded. Alonso hopes that Alpine will be at the same level as Ferrari and McLaren. Fernando Alonso has also been optimistic for the next races, who commented:“From what we are seeing, we are very excited about the upcoming races, but we must be cautious. We took a big step in Portugal, we didn’t know if it was a specific track or a real one, but it was very nice to confirm in Barcelona that it was real. I think Alpine is now in that fight with Ferrari and McLaren, so that’s a positive trend. ”Curiously, going into the race, he was referring to something that has not played in his favor in FP1:“ There really is no a race like this. I am looking forward to driving, it is a very challenging circuit and with the barriers on each side throughout the lap. You have to concentrate a lot throughout the race, I enjoy that emotion you have with the tight corners and the bumps in the corners. ”Regarding his goal, like Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso was optimistic:“ Entering Q3 and score points for both cars. We have to do our work especially on Saturday, but it should be possible. The car should be fine in Monaco. ”Results of FP1 in Monaco What did you make of FP1? 🤔 # MonacoGP 🇲🇨 # F1 pic.twitter.com/j5ciqCZocY – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 20, 2021