Fernando Alonso: Another tough Friday
At Aston Martin, they succinctly summarized Friday with a short quote from Fernando Alonso…
Fernando Alonso (19th): “Another tough Friday for our team. We experimented with setups in both sessions, but there’s a lot to do overnight to have the car in better shape for Saturday.”
Jack Crawford (20th in the first session): “Overall, a good session. I’m happy with how everything went. I felt comfortable and learned a lot. We completed our planned program, but due to the red flags at the end of the session, I couldn’t practice the start procedure.
Working with the tires in the hot weather proved to be challenging. We used the Hard and Soft compounds, just like Fernando, to compare data.
I don’t think anyone expected such intense heat. The grip on the track was lacking, the car was sliding, and the more it slid, the more it affected the tires, which were overheating significantly.”
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