Fernando Alonso knows that his only chance of obtaining a good result in the Las Vegas Grand Prixthe penultimate of World of Formula 1consists of transforming into a positive the problem which has weighed down Aston Martin during the two training sessions this Friday. The temperature factor, which significantly cools the tires of the cars, largely marked the first shocks of the event in the game city, so turning this handicap into an advantage over the rest of the drivers can increase all your options.
“It hasn’t been easy with the very cold temperatures this evening, which made it difficult to keep the tires in the right window,” Alonso said shortly after getting out of the car following a session in which he finished fourteenth. The other big problem was his car bouncing, as happened during Brazilwith a floor similar to that of Suzuki.
His analysis revealed the reality of what Aston Martin is currently, a veritable test bed that is never right when it comes to spotting the car’s positives. AMR24: “We tried different car setup philosophies in the two sessions. “We have work to do overnight to find more performance for tomorrow.”
What has not been resolved for months, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to do in a few hours between sessions, but there is something that, although it has been harmful, can be turned into positive , it’s the cold. Alonso knows that if the race turns into an ice rink due to the low temperatures of Las Vegas when it takes place at night, he may be the one who benefits the most because he is one of the most skilled in this type of racing. weather conditions.
Alonso and the cold of Las Vegas
When in Spain It’s 7:00 a.m. and qualifying starts on Saturday and the race on Sunday in Las Vegas will be 10:00 p.m., which is late at night. At this time, the temperature is expected to be around 16º, but the constant cooling of the track makes it extremely slippery.
If Aston Martin can understand the conditions and apply a configuration of its cars that adapts to them, Alonso will have many chances to achieve a better result than his car’s performance under normal conditions would allow.
Your confidence in a good end of the year
“It’s a different track, tire temperature is a problem because it’s very, very cold and there are long straights. This is perhaps one of our strong points with this year’s car. “We managed to activate the tires quite quickly and we are doing well in qualifying, where the tires have to be brought up to temperature very quickly,” he confirmed on Thursday during the press conference before the GP.
This virtue of Aston Martin, one of the few they have this season, seems decisive after some bad free. Alonso returns to three consecutive races without scoring and he doesn’t want this to continue until the end of the championship because the situation would be really difficult and discouraging for next year. At Silverstone, quite severe decisions have already been taken, such as the total restructuring of the automobile concept, as well as its technical direction, now without Dan Fallows to the head.
