Aston Martin, Alonso: “I would like to be first for at least one lap”

Shanghai – Fernando Alonso ranked seventh Chinese Grand Prix, but what happened in these 56 cycles! The Spaniard starts his race from third place and manages to take second place at the start Perez; slowly, his Aston Martin he lost the position and returned to the tenth position at the first station. In the Safety Car, Alonso was fitted with soft tyres, which would hold fifth place until the third and final stop: twelve laps from the checkered flag, Fernando returned to the pits to fit a set of new medium tyres, returning to tenth and two. space. From there his return begins: he passes Albon, Okoni, Hulkenberg; with a chip on the gravel, he grabs the car and drives it in Mercedes Of Hamilton and McLaren Of Plate. Another Mercedes, that of Russell, with ten seconds remaining, but time is running out and Fernando is satisfied with seventh place and the bonus point for fastest lap in the race. A result that could be disappointing, considering the starting position, but the Aston Martin seems to be more of a qualifying car than a racing one: the two-time world champion saves what can be saved, encouraging the fans in the last part of the race.

Alonso: “I would like to be the leader for at least one lap”

“We didn’t have the speed today, it was a tough race and everything happened. Apart from this, getting a point was important and we also got back an extra point with the fastest lap. At the beginning I put myself in second place and for a while I thought it would be good to lead the race by at least one lap, but we didn’t succeed – Alonso said – in the Safety Car we changed the strategy a little bit, there were no more hard tires and that’s why we kept the line. All in all it was a good race, but we still have to work to improve our long distance speed and reach the standards the same as qualifying.”