“In France I hope a new championship begins for me,” Fernando Alonso said a few days ago. After suffering a lot during the last weekends, the Asturian began to resign himself after showing that his adaptation to Alpine was not being the best. Esteban Ocon surpassed him with apparent ease, especially in the classifications, and Alonso set himself the French Grand Prix to begin to climb positions and grow in the French team. However, Azerbaijan can accelerate everything .
Fernando Alonso has been able to enjoy the great pace of his Alpine so far this weekend. He signed a sixth place on Friday, faced the classification after finishing seventh in the last free practice and did not disappoint in the clock. The Asturian will start from eighth position on the Baku Street Circuit , beating Ocon for the first time since the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Despite the improvement, the two-time world champion was not entirely satisfied at the end of the time trial: “We had a good pace, but every time we put on new tires we had a red flag. I think there is more potential, even the seventh position was possible, “said Magic Alonso , who was returning to Q3 after a long time. Qualifying was his pending account at Alpine and he signed a ninth place that became eighth after the suspension of Lando Norris .
License to dream in Baku
Although it is not a circuit that Fernando Alonso is particularly good at, things always happen at the Baku Street Circuit. In fact, up to four red flags were seen in qualifying after numerous accidents at Turn 15. This is one of the Grands Prix that allows the most overtaking , so Fernando Alonso faces it from eighth place, which grants him a license to Sound. Yuki Tsunoda and Checo Pérez , the two riders who will immediately face the Asturian on the Baku starting grid.
P8 we leave tomorrow. Very strange chrono with too many red flags but we executed in the best possible way. Good weekend for now, tomorrow to try to score good points. @ AlpineF1Team pic.twitter.com/YVsFrAmVfg
– Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) June 5, 2021
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix becomes a great opportunity for Fernando Alonso to score a good handful of points and improve his performance at Alpine. Shortly after the end of the classification, the sanction to Lando Norris was confirmed, which made Alonso climb a place in the clock. The good pace of his car, his quality at the wheel and the magic of Baku create a perfect breeding ground for us to see a good race for the Asturian in his sixth Grand Prix since he returned to the Grand Circus.
