Fernando Alonso will face the Styrian Grand Prix from ninth position and could do so from eighth if Yuki Tsunoda is penalized for hindering Bottas during qualifying. Although the Spaniard considers it positive to go out as far as possible, he is aware that the rain forecasts can change everything.
“It was a somewhat stressful time, but we did a good job. This has been one of the best rankings of the year and I have enjoyed it . I am more comfortable. Tomorrow there is a forecast of rain and everything can change, but hey, it is always better to get out as early as possible ”, said Fernando Alonso in Movistar .
The two-time champion also celebrated that he will start again in the Top-10 and that he will do so on the clean side despite the fact that the car lost “ a bit of competitiveness in the third free practice ” and it was difficult to drive during Q1.
“ We have done a bit of experiments between free 3 and the trial , we have changed some things in the car, a little more radical than you would do in normal conditions, where you always make small touches before qualifying, but we found ourselves in difficulty of It’s true, and we didn’t mind making a bit experimental changes that have gone well ”, Fernando Alonso added in this regard.
Alonso, with room for improvement
Sobrado, as Pedro Martínez de la Rosa admitted during qualifying, the Spaniard has emphasized that he is not one hundred percent yet: “ Maybe not one hundred percent because there is always something missing to find, but much more comfortable with the car than in Bahrain or Imola at the beginning of the year ”. However, he has been cautious in the face of the race. ” Be careful that the points are tomorrow, to see if we can consolidate them “, Fernando Alonso has concluded.
One of the best moments of the qualifying session was the message that Fernando Alonso sent to his team on the radio after Q2. ” Beautiful! It has been very well. It was a lot of fun, whatever position it was, I enjoyed it ”, said the 39-year-old who had fun today.
