Fernando Alonso: P2 was possible even with “completely destroyed” floor

Fernando Alonso believes second on the grid at his home F1 grand prix in Spain was there for the taking despite running with a “completely destroyed” floor.
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish…

Alonso suffered an off at the final corner during the earlꩲy stages of Q🐟1.

He sustained some significant floor damage as a result, leaving Aston Martin trying 🅘toꦿ fix it during the remainder of qualifying.

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Alonso went on to qualify only ninth - his worst result of the season as he was out-qualified by teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lance Stroll for the first time in F1 2023.

Speaking after the session, Alonso revealed - like 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton - he made a mistake at Turn 10 which cost him a shot at qualifying second behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

“In the Q3 lap I was coming for 1m12.7s, until Turn 10, that again I ran wide into the damp part on the outside,”🥂 Alonso explained.

“So when I saw now that 1m12🌼.7s is P2 and P3, I was surprised.

“Th🎶at’s why I’m optimistic for tomorrow because the✤ car seems to have a lot of pace.”

Reflecting on his Q1 error, he explained: “Q1 probably did compromise everything today. I did a mistake, I went on the damp part of the circuit, I guess, in the last corner because I lost the car, and then it was very costly because that gravel completely destroyไed the floor.

“And yeah, it hurts even more because it’s the out-lap, I wasn’t even pushing. It was notꦉ a push lap, it was the out-lap.

“So, yeah, disappointed with my performance today🌊. Hopefully I can do a better Sun🅷day.”

It was an un🍬usual qualifying session in Spain as Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes all had just one car in the final shootout for pole.

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23 in qualifying parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23 in qualifying parc ferme. Formula 1 World…

Alonso descri꧑bed Saturday at Barcelꦿona as “strange”.

“It 🥂was a strange qualifying – to see [Charles] Leclerc out of Q1, [Sergio] Perez, [George] R🔜ussell out of Q2, we were struggling as well,” he added.

“So🏅, I think it was tricky for everyone but in my case it was just my mistake, in the out-lap of Q1, th𝄹at compromises everything.

“But the race is tomorrow, th🃏e car still felt compe꧒titive even with some damage on the floor.”

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