Alonso: “Fantastic”

« What weather did you do? I did 1?21??5! » This is the question asked by Fernando Alonso, at the end of the qualifying session, to all drivers present in Q3. Following a failure of the timed data, no pilot knew where he was. But the pilot Renault, after a few minutes of doubt, was finally able to express his joy, receiving confirmation of his first place. “ The result this afternoon is fantastic, confides the double world champion. We knew that, since the German Grand Prix, we were more competitive. The car has benefited from technical developments which have significantly improved its performance and we knew there was something to play for here. »And it was well done, since Fernando Alonso showed himself to be competitive throughout the qualifying session.

If he starts at the head of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Spaniard is not only thinking about victory. “ Our bias this weekend is to play the card of strategic aggressiveness. Tomorrow, our goal will be to get the podium. The possibility of achieving this is real when you start from pole position. » But things will not be easy for Fernando Alonso, who is ahead of the two cars Red Bull and the one at Lewis Hamilton, fourth and equipped with SREC.

For his part, Nelsinho Piquet does not make the same observation. Eliminated in Q2, the Brazilian will still start very far from his teammate, with whom he nevertheless shares the same developments in Hungary. “ I knew my qualifying would be difficult today. I had a good lap in Q1 but in Q2 there were a lot of other cars on the track and I couldn't do a perfect lap. So my journey ended there. Tomorrow I absolutely need to get off to a good start. The Hungaroring is a special circuit and anything can happen here. Regardless, I will do my best to have a good race. »