Fernando Alonso will start 18th at Miami Grand Prix after a Saturday that certified that Aston Martin It is progressing little by little, although it is still very far from having options for something important. He beat the cadillacalready left with the mold to Czech Perez in the morning with an overtake and linked his 40th consecutive classification beating Lance Stroll. On par with the greatest, although it is no consolation. And in the race perhaps only the sky can give a break.
The forecast does not seem as dramatic as at other times, but rain is expected to arrive. Already Alonso It wouldn’t hurt. “In the dry we have no chance, neither in the wet, but you don’t know what can happen. It will be the first time we drive these cars, only Ferrari had that luxury because it has unlimited tests with Pirelli and other things,” the Asturian launched. With a message to his former team, although aware of the difficulty. “17th is one second away. There is still a long way to go,” he added.
The vibrations are completely gone
The best news It has to do with vibrations that have disappeared. “Completely,” he confessed. Alonso. “It has improved a lot and it is the best aspect of the weekend. The car now behaves normally and there are no problems finishing the race or reliability concerns. Without getting those points we will not have the confidence to take steps in performance,” he stated.
A date for the reaction
He performance It still seems far away. Even the most optimistic forecast is far-fetched. And Alonso does not alter the speech. ““It will be after the summer,” he commented. With an explanation. “It won’t happen until race 14. There is a long road left. As long as the problems are not understood and solved, it is difficult to have the confidence to take steps in performance. The solution to vibrations is a relief,” he stressed.
Alonso, in the sprint.
It makes no sense to improve two, three or four tenths
It almost responds to a plan. Without aerodynamic and performance improvements in Miami, but with steps in reliability. Something normal when there is nothing to fight about. “Now it’s difficult, but we have to stay together,” he explained. “It’s part of the plan. It makes no sense to gain two, three or four tenths without taking advantage of it in results because the next car takes us a second. We must find a strategy for cost limits and things like that, and that is the plan,” he added.
Although there are still major flaws. The one of the classification in Miami It was the gearbox, a real pain. “It had not happened to us, but it was impossible to drive. The braking was not synchronized, there was no acceleration and the downshifts were irregular. Sometimes it had thrust, other times the wheels locked. We cannot race with this level of randomness,” concluded the Spaniard.