“I think we were a little blind to the classification and it was seen in the result,” analyzed Fernando after the problems with the brakes in the only free session.
Despite the important improvements with which Aston Martin arrived in Austin, the result of the first day at the United States GP has been a total disaster for the British, who saw how their two drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll They were eliminated in the first round of qualification.
To a large extent, the result of the Aston Martin tandem could have been due to the problems in the front brake cooling system that affected Alonso and Stroll’s cars in the only free practice session, where they were barely able to ride.
Alonso, who will start 17th on the grid on Sunday, said that this position was “the maximum” he could achieve given the circumstances. “The lap was not ideal and in the preparation lap I had some traffic, it was bad management. I think I crossed the finish line with a second to spare, so I was very close to the cars in front, this is not helped,” he explained after the session, resigned.
“On the way back, everything was fine, Maybe there was no rhythm to reach Q2 and we will see if tomorrow we can have a good sprint race, because Sunday is compromised.”added the Asturian.
“We could restart the whole day and start from the morning, in the practice session, Lance did almost no laps, and we couldn’t do qualifying laps with the new update package in terms of optimizing it. I think we were a little blind to the classification and it has been seen in the result,” he analyzed.
“The rest of the grand prix will be painful. There is nothing to do now with the parc fermé, so it will be a test for next year, for 2024. Let’s see what we can achieve in the rest of the sessions,” Alonso settled.