Fernando Alonso I can’t even score with this one Aston Martin. He stayed close Las Vegasbut was eventually overtaken by Sergio Pérez. The team has gone backwards with the updates. Of those of Imola They no longer understand the car and find themselves in a dead end.
They no longer hide it. Mike Krackleader of the team, said in ‘AS’ that they cannot deny that they continue to go backwards: “We cannot deny it, “There were two seasons where we didn’t move forward, we went backwards…”.
“We have to analyze it carefully because after last year we wanted to reverse this trend and we didn’t succeed. We have to review it, see how we work on the pieces and how we define the evolutions. And maybe- be taking a more cautious approach when evaluating which exhibits they bring and with what justification. It’s all about process. Some steps need to be taken with discipline, perhaps instead of rushing. Sometimes less is more. As a team we have to improve, it’s been two seasons in a row now and we have to do a better job,” explains the Luxembourger.
They are already thinking about the future. The objective in Qatar and Abu Dhabi It will be “survive”: “We must deliver the benefits that need to be delivered. It’s very simple. The objectives are clear and we must comply with them. We have failed with several packages that have not worked as we wanted them to. on the track.
The two cars, that of Fernando and Lance’s Walkfell in the first quarter in Las Vegas. And although they expected a better result, this was their reality: “After one lap we thought the car was faster than a Q1 elimination, but…”
“We had a battery problem with Lance and he could only do one lap. And Fernando was ninth after everyone’s first attempt, but on the second attempt Magnussen came out in front of him and there was a yellow flag, so he couldn’t improve. We had the potential to advance to Q2 with both cars and the difference in pace would not have been appreciated, although it is true that we were better in the race than expected,” Krack said in conclusion.
