Fernando Alonso hopes for rain during the race

      At Silverstone, Fernando Alonso reached the final qualifying session for the fourth time this season and posted the ninth fastest time, but due to penalties for Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Berman, he will start seventh. The Aston Martin driver is satisfied with this result and hopes to contend for points. Lance Stroll was eliminated in the first part of quali and could not explain what caused the loss of speed. Fernando Alonso (9th): “I'm happy with today and reaching the final qualifying again. The third practice session was not easy for us, so before qualifying we weren’t fully confident in the car’s setup. This weekend, the team is testing new parts, and apparently they have taken a step in the right direction. Overall, I’m pleased to start seventh after a good qualifying session. Let’s see what we can achieve tomorrow. We need to monitor the weather, and I would really like it to rain, as it could bring some changes. Several fast cars are starting beside me, and there’s a long race ahead. Let’s see if we can score some points.” Lance Stroll (18th): “Overall, it’s been a tough qualifying at Silverstone. On Friday, I was happy with the car’s setup, but today there were problems with balance and pace. It’s similar to last race – we look competitive on Friday, but in qualifying with an empty tank, problems arose. We need to carefully analyze everything to understand the causes, because I don’t currently know why this happened. Starting from the back will be challenging, but we’ll see what we can do.”