Fernando Alonso finished qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in eighth position, but somewhat frustrated. Although he managed to overcome his teammate Esteban Ocon for the first time from Bahrain, the Asturian could not make the most of his car due to the four red flags that caused the accidents in the Baku time trial: «It was a classification in which it was It is difficult to catch up with the red flags ” , assured Alonso.
After several difficult weekends, the Spaniard once again enjoyed a great pace from his car at the Azerbaijan GP: “ The weekend is going well . All sessions in the top seven eight. 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. It was a difficult classification to catch up with the red flags ».
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The slip-ups were very important in the last qualifying session. However, the elimination of Esteban Ocon in Q2 prevented Alonso from having a good partner in the last stakes: “ Ocon was not very keen to take advantage of the slip-ups , we each went on our own. I’m happy to be ahead after such a long time, but I have a bittersweet taste. It’s also a bit strange the fact that you wreck the car and can change it . We already know that the rule is like that, but it’s a bit strange, “reflected the two-time Formula 1 world champion.
Fernando Alonso ended up somewhat angry at the large number of red flags in qualifying, but will finally start from eighth after the suspension of Norris: “We will see tomorrow if people continue to run beyond their possibilities and at 120%. If they do, there will be many safety cars … Some were overexcited today, “concluded Alonso in statements to DAZN .
