Blaž Štremfelj
The Spaniard was maybe even in on Saturday fight for the best starting position, but due to hydraulic problems he finished the qualifications early and started the race only from the tenth place. Because of this, the team decided on a bit a different strategy. The Spaniard, unlike most, started the race on the hardest version of the tires. But this one is because of the safety car that drove onto the track sooner than you would have Alpine they did not want to pay off.
It is after the beginning Alonso slipped out of places bringing points. The medium hard tires on his race car didn’t work the way he wanted to. He finished the race at the last, seventeenth place, far from the places he had hoped for on Saturday. While they are Mercedesa finished in third and fourth place, respectively, the Spaniard believes he could have fought with them for the final podium on the winning podium if he hadn’t broken on Saturday.
“Before the race, we aimed for a sixth or seventh place with a slightly different strategy, which would be a good result considering the tenth starting place. The safety car drove onto the track at the completely wrong time for our strategy to succeed. I am disappointed, because today, with a little luck, we could even reach the stage for the winners. ”
"If I had qualified for third or fourth place yesterday, I could have been on the podium when Max resigned. The third was George. But I think we were faster than Mercedes this weekend. Just like in Jeddah, we wasted a nice opportunity for a good result today. But that's just the way it is. There are twenty more races until the end of the season. Happiness will surely smile on us as well, ” the two-time world champion added optimistically.
