Fernando Alonso, optimistic: "If we have the car at 100%, I think we can overtake" | Formula 1 GP Portugal

Fernando Alonso did not have a great performance in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Asturian rider was not able to pass Q2 and saw how his teammate, Esteban Ocon, was much faster than him in the session: “It’s like every afternoon, the wind picks up, but it wasn’t much different. The car surely was in relation to FP3. We have worsened seven or eight tenths, without gasoline for the clock … So we have worsened more than a second from an hour and a half to here. We will have to see what happened, but we had much more difficulties in the clock than we had this morning, “said Fernando Alonso after learning that he will have to start from thirteenth position. Despite everything, the Asturian is optimistic with his role in Sunday’s race at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve de Portimao. “If we have the car one hundred percent, as in FP3 or FP2, I think we can overtake,” he warned. “Especially the ‘reds’ (tires) have not worked very well all weekend, with a lot of ‘graining’, so the ideal position for today’s time was almost almost eleven, if you didn’t have ‘yellows’ for Q2. We are thirteenth, the points are given tomorrow. Avoiding the ‘reds’ can be a good tactic, “he concluded. 🗣️ @alo_oficial: “We will have to see what happened. We had a lot of difficulties on the clock. If we have the car at 100%, I think we can overtake” # PortugalDAZNF1 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/gxim3dRGvt – DAZN Spain (@ DAZN_ES) May 1, 2021Fernando Alonso could not go to Q3, like the British George Russell (Williams), the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and the Finn Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo).Perhaps the most striking thing, beyond the disappointing result, is to see how Alonso’s teammate in Alpine, Esteban Ocon, surpassed him by more than eight tenths and will start from sixth position.