The Asturian rider is confident that a new World Championship will begin for him from France. Alpine races at home and in a country that brings back great memories for Fernando Alonso as he himself has recognized.
“ I have always enjoyed racing in France . I have had good results in this country, Formula 1 and in other categories. I have only raced once at Paul Ricard, but they have resurfaced on the circuit to improve the competition, “said the two-time champion in a statement issued by his team.
“The circuit has quite a few high-speed sections and Turn 10 will be fun in this modern Formula 1. There are quite a few escape areas around the circuit, which means that any mistakes are less likely to be punished by barriers on both sides. This will be different from what we experience both in Monaco and in Baku, we hope to put on a show ”, added optimist Fernando Alonso.
France, key in Alonso’s two World Cups
Regarding the good memories of the results achieved in France, the Spaniard highlighted his victory at Magny-Cours in 2005: “It was very beautiful for several reasons. We led the race from start to finish, even when I stopped, I was ahead of the rest . It was my fifth win that year and the team’s sixth. We maintained that good streak for the rest of the year and finally we ended up winning the two World Cups ”.
But the good memories in France are not limited to Formula 1. “ Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans here twice was also very special , I will never forget that. Hopefully we will have more unforgettable moments this weekend at Paul Ricard ”, added Fernando Alonso .
The reason why Alonso arrives in France grown
It should be noted that the Oviedo arrives in France after having been sixth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. To achieve his best result to date with Alpine, Fernando Alonso overtook four drivers on the last lap of an impromptu sprint race: ” It was a lot of fun and I have seen the camera on board several times, ” he admitted. ” We were very lucky that the red flag brought us all together for another restart , but once this is done, we take our opportunity, we have to know how to take advantage of these moments for a season,” said Alonso .
In favor of the Spaniard this time the tires played: “ The bet on the tires was smart and we had immediate grip on the first lap of the restart so we were able to try some bold moves in turn 1. Then overtaking in turn 5 normally not it’s where you can make a move, but we did it and we resisted ”. ” On Sunday I was happy for the points, but our general pace was a bit poor during the race, so we have to see why that happened ,” added Fernando Alonso.
Alonso will present improvements in France
Luckily for Fernando Alonso , Alpine will present “ minor improvements ” in France. This is what Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the French team, has recognized: “ It will be a new rear wing in accordance with the FIA and we hope to achieve a good result after our findings when investigating what happened in Baku , the lack of race pace on Sundays the other way around. Saturdays, something that we are actively investigating ”.
In addition to the improvements that Alpine presents, it is good for the French team to have left the urban circuits behind, as Fernando Alonso recently stated: “ In the urban circuits the preparation of the tires is helping, in some way, our opponents to increase their performance . They are fighting for pole now, but we don’t think that’s the improvement of the car: it’s just how they warm up the tires for a street circuit, ”he added, referring to the pole positions harvested by Ferrari both in Monaco and in Baku. “There are no urban circuits after this. Even Singapore no longer have it, so perhaps we will return to a more normal performance ”, insisted Fernando Alonso.
He had previously said: ” From France, I hope a new championship begins for me .” “ The start of the season is not the best possible schedule for a driver who is new . I had Imola and Portugal, two circuits in which I did not drive for years or never, like in Portimao, and the others drove four months ago and then two urban circuits, so the first six races are very challenging to adapt ”, concluded Alonso .
