Fernando Alonso couldn’t get previous Q2 for the second weekend in a row, after staying simply 0.025 seconds from the lower, which was marked by Lando Norris with the McLaren. The Spaniard will due to this fact begin 11th in the primary dash race in F1 historical past.
The 2-time F1 world champion completed 14th in FP1 in the morning on a weekend with a really completely different program, the place qualifying units up the beginning grid for Saturday’s qualifying race and the outcomes of this, that of the Grand Prix of the Sunday.
Though he improved his time by 1.6 seconds in the afternoon in Q2, he’ll have to accept beginning on the sixth row of the grid in a race that can solely final 17 laps at Silverstone on Saturday afternoon. After all, he once more surpassed his associate, Esteban Ocon, this time for 95 thousandths.
“Right now was tough, there was plenty of wind and I believe we had a bit of extra tempo in the automotive, but the visitors was not simple. Within the first run of Q2 we had been a bit out of sync with the opposite vehicles and in the second run “The beginning lap was a bit tough, in order that’s what it is. In all probability our remaining place has not modified a lot, but it would have been nice to be in Q3. Sadly we haven’t made it,” mentioned the Spaniard in Nice Britain.
Heading into the race on Saturday, Alonso makes his strategy clear: as if it had been the primary a part of Sunday’s grand prix, the 10th of the 2021 season, that of his return.
“Tomorrow is the primary relay of the race, then we cease one evening after which we proceed the race on Sunday. So it will be fascinating to study and see what we can enhance with this efficiency,” he mentioned.
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“The ambiance was wonderful, seeing the colours of the stands and watching the folks. It actually appeared like we had been operating after a very long time. It was extra of a check than a race, so I’m joyful to see the folks and I hope they have loved at present. “
“There’ll be extra reveals tomorrow and extra on Sunday, so three days filled with motion that they deserve, as a result of at present it was actually particular to drive right here,” he concluded.
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GALLERY: Fernando Alonso on the 2021 F1 British GP
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Fernando Alonso, Alpine F1, on the press convention
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Fernando Alonso, Alpine F1, Nikita Mazepin, Haas F1, on the press convention
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Fernando Alonso, Alpine F1, Nikita Mazepin, Haas F1, on the press convention
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