Fernando Alonso hoped to be in the pole hunt this weekend, and Friday practice confirmed his aim to be a contender on Saturday... F1 MonacoGP
Fernando Alonso has backed up his aims for being in the hunt for pole position around Monaco on Saturday, after a positive practice outing for Aston Martin.
With Red Bull’s straight-line speed being one of their key strengths in among their dominant campaign so far, Alonso had highlighted Monaco as a potential venue where Aston Martin could challenge the very front of the field, where top-end speed is less important than at other circuits. “The car felt good, easy to drive, which is what you would expect in this kind of circuit. So I’m happy.
“So it didn’t disappoint today. It was enjoyable to drive out, I had fun and I’m ready for tomorrow.”Alonso finished fourth in FP2, two tenths of Max Verstappen’s benchmark time in the session where qualifying simulations most commonly take place for the teams, putting him among the ballpark for the fastest times.
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