Krak: Beating Red Bull is not easy, but we will try

Mike Krak, Aston Martin’s team principal, hopes Monaco will give its drivers a chance to do well in qualifying, and Fernando Alonso’s 14th fastest time in third practice doesn’t bother him too much. The session was interrupted by Lewis Hamilton’s accident, which meant that the Spaniard did not have time to complete his circle.

Mike Krak: “I don’t think we didn’t get any information because of this, although Fernando was still struggling with the conditions at the end of the session. At the same time, Lance Stroll managed to reach the end of the circle and Fernando had to slow down due to yellow flags, which then changed to red.

But this happens in Monaco, here it is important to be on track at the right time, so let’s see how qualifying will develop. I think the increase in speeds is mainly due to the improvement in road conditions, but Fernando couldn’t show a good time because he failed to pass the 1st corner correctly during the first set of laps, the second attempt was already better, and then yellow flags appeared on the track.

But as we can see the results are very tight and everything will depend on how qualifying goes. If traffic problems don’t get in our way, I think we can compete for good results. Beating Red Bull is not easy, but we’re going to try. Winning a race is another story, it’s still a long way off.”