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At ALPINE they explained why they were so slow in Barcelona on the plains

The French team did not exactly draw attention to themselves during the three-day tests in Barcelona, ​​if we do not take into account the spectacular mechanical error on Fernando Alonso's car.

Fernando Alonso (Alpine F1 Team) - Photo: HB Press

As explained by the sports director at Alpine, Alan Stays, the French team has more than speed in testing devoted to other things, which is expected to be even higher this year than last. Let us mention that the French are among all the teams reached only eighth place, if we take into account the lap times and lap times, but due to the already mentioned failure it is Alonso had to skip the entire morning part of Friday’s tests.

Perms he also revealed that she was in favor low top speed the race car was due to a fault in the DRS system, and at the same time the French team in Barcelona usually performed with a full tank of fuel. "The mistake with DRS bothered us a lot, but I'm still happy with the course of testing," is for The Race said Perms.

They are not supposed to see the real picture of the French team in Barcelona, ​​as they performed without a working DRS system. - Photo: HB Press

“The mistake is not big, so we will definitely fix it to Bahrain. We could probably have performed with DRS in Barcelona, ​​but we decided not to take any risks, ” he added sports director of Alpine. They are due to a non-functioning DRS Or with in Alonso lost seven to nine tenths of a lap, and soon after the fastest lap Alonso stopped the hydraulic failure."I am not looking for excuses, but I think we are still in good shape. Fernando’s circle, if he could use DRS, would be close to what Verstappen achieved with DRS on Friday morning. I believe that we are still closer to the top than last year, ” he concluded Alan Permane.

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