« I can't believe it. Two years with the same problem on the straights. » A tense Fernando Alonso was seen during the first part of the Qatar Grand Prix this Sunday.
The Asturian Bull, accustomed to his angry outbursts on the radio since the start of his career, did not hesitate to press where it hurts with his team. It is in this way, which characterizes him so much, that he stunned his engineer's ears, indicating, once again, his lack of top speed. A recurring problem according to him since his arrival with the Greens in 2023, reinforced in Qatar in particular because of the safety car.
« This is a well known issue, we are having difficulty with something on the carpointed out Fernando Alonso.
I think it's the deployment of energy after the safety cars, the car always thinks we are behind the safety car, so we don't deploy all the energy on electric power. We therefore lack a little top speed and we are vulnerable at this moment of the race. »
Luckily, the racing events allowed him to complete the 400th start of his career with a smile. Taking advantage of the retirement of Sergio Pérez, the lack of rhythm of Yuki Tsunoda or the penalties of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, the double world champion took the checkerboard in 7th position, ending a series of 4 weekends. ends outside the points.
« We maximized our opportunities thanks to abandonments and penaltieshe adds. We were ready to take our chance. I'm happy for the team, and I hope we can end the season in Abu Dhabi on a positive note. »
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