Fernando Alonso returned from the holidays with his batteries charged and he showed it at the last Belgian GP, where he fought for the podium in the first few laps before finishing a fifth place that equaled his best result of the 2022 Formula 1 season until the date.
However, just five days later, the Grand Circus has landed in Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix , a circuit that is very different from Spa-Francorchamps.
With eighth and seventh place in the first two free practice sessions, on both occasions ahead of his teammate, Esteban Ocon, the Asturian driver recognized that the sensations continued to be positive, in line with what was seen less than a year ago. week.
“It’s been a pretty decent Friday for us. It’s a very different circuit to what we experienced last weekend in Spa. But a fun track to drive Formula 1 cars, it’s like a roller coaster with all those bumps,” he praised the Spanish pilot.
Regarding the behavior of the A522, Alonso was really happy, and hopes to find even more performance for the rest of the Dutch Grand Prix.
“The car has felt good so far and I think we’ve seen a great track evolution today as it was quite dusty all over the circuit this morning. We’re going to assess everything now but we’re pleased with our progress so far.” the 14.
Alpine has been the only team to have introduced updates to each and every race this season and Matt Harman , the team’s technical director, assessed the improvements that have been made to the Zandvoort track and confirmed that there is still more to come. reach the next big prizes.
“Today was a smooth practice day and we completed our programs with both cars. We’ve brought a couple of small updates here, which worked according to our simulations, and that gives us more performance.”
“It’s fantastic that we can bring improvements to every race and I can tell there’s more to come in the weeks to come.”
“This weekend, our objective is to continue pushing to the maximum in the constructors’ championship,” concluded the French team, who are currently in a privileged position, fourth, with a 20-point lead over McLaren.
