Aston Martin F1 was the only team to have no cars in Q2 at Las Vegas this Saturday. Enough to draw a slightly hasty conclusion on the fact that with the developments in Stake, the Silverstone team is now the worst on the grid. Fernando Alonso was not very optimistic after his 17th time in Q1.
“We haven't been competitive since the start of the weekend and we expected qualifying to be difficult” Alonso admitted. “We struggled with balance and tire temperature management in these colder conditions here in Las Vegas.”
“It's been a few races now that we haven't been competitive, but we have to improve and keep learning for next year. As we saw in last year's race, anything can happen, so we “We will be ready to capitalize on any incidents or safety cars that arise.”
Lance Stroll only had one fast lap in qualifying due to damage in EL3 which required repairs, and he was unable to do a lap in good conditions to prepare for his time.
“The team did a really good job getting my car ready for qualifying after the ERS failure. We managed to get a lap in, but it's difficult when the tires aren't warm enough “ declared the Canadian.
“I found myself in traffic at turn 12. I think tomorrow will be a tough day. It's a race that requires a lot of tire management and our car can be quite hard on the tires, but we'll see what happens. we can do.”
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