Although the Losail circuit has already hosted a Formula 1 race in 2021, the Qatar circuit is not well known among the championship participants, and this is one of those factors that could prevent the strongest teams from earning points. Alfa Romeo, which is preparing for the Qatar Grand Prix, also hopes that there will be more opportunities like this, also because a sprint is scheduled for the weekend.
Valtteri Bottas: “I was unlucky in Suzuka, my race ended after just a few laps, although I felt the car had potential. I’m happy that I was able to return to Europe for a few days after two stages in a row. There was a lot to do: I was able to train, work on the simulator, better understand our technical innovations, and now I want to get back behind the wheel as soon as possible.
In 2021 I have already raced in Qatar and it will be interesting to compete on this track again, but with a new car. We still have a lot of chances to get back into the top ten from this weekend.
His program includes sprints, which means less time for training and we have to try to get everything out of the car to start in good positions on both Saturday and Sunday, which is even more important.
The opponents are not that far ahead of us, so as usual this season the fight unfolds in every hundredth of a second. But I am confident that if we prepare well, we will have the opportunity to show good results.”
Guanyu Zhou: “After returning from Japan, we worked hard and tried to analyze all the information about the operation of technical innovations to understand how we can make them work as efficiently as possible.
Although we didn’t earn any points in Suzuka, I was happy with the speed of the car and I believe we could improve. This allows you to fight for positions close to the top ten, but at the same time you have to try to move up.
For the first time this season we are going to a track where I have never raced before, but I have been preparing hard for the Qatar Grand Prix and training on the simulator, especially as training time is limited this weekend.
Because his program includes a sprint, there is even less chance of mistakes and it is very important to reach top form on Friday. But this weekend there are twice as many opportunities to earn points, and I am ready for an interesting battle for positions.”
Source: F1 News
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