On Friday, Fernando Alonso took the lead in an Aston Martin, but so far he has avoided predictions and believes that a team not used to fighting for the lead will inevitably make mistakes…
Fernando Alonso «To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what position we can consider good right now. After the tests we thought we would go to the qualifying final with two cars, we would try not to make any mistakes and get maximum points in the race.
But in the battle for top five places, it’s very easy to make a mistake. Printing is very different. It’s not the same as fighting for 12th and 14th place. The team has a lot to rebuild, a lot to learn, so I unfortunately expect us to make a few mistakes, myself included.
Everything here is new to me: the team, the employees, the procedures. Now it is important to stand firmly on the ground. Our goal must be to fight for the championship, but not this year, but in the long run.
We can already be proud of the progress that has been made. The last two or three months of work on the base turned out to be very intense. Endless hours on the simulator, on technical briefings. We tried to predict what problems we could face in the first races. The knowledge this team has, as well as the undisputed talent of its employees, have made us optimistic.”
Source: F1 News
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