Alonso: Ferrari made the right choice

Fernando Alonso once again proved his mastery in the rain by winning his second consecutive pole at Hockenheim after that won at Silverstone, the Asturian having beaten the RB8 of Sebastian Vettel after returning to the pits put on a new set of rain tires. If the pilot Ferrari recognizes that the conditions were particularly delicate, he placed himself in a good position to increase his lead over the drivers Red Bull, including Mark Webber who will only start from eighth position following his penalty imposed for a gearbox change.

“The conditions were really at the limit (of passable). Even if it was the same for everyone, I think that sometimes you have to go and check the track conditions”, comments the pole sitter who is also the last winner to win on the Hockenheim circuit in 2010. “Turn 6 was particularly difficult to pass in Q3 because we experienced aquaplaning at over 280km/h. I was able to pass this sector and the rest of the lap was clean. It's not pleasant to ride like this because we constantly have surprises and scares, it's hard to do a good lap in these conditions. First of all, you have to finish the session and then you look at the position because you are already satisfied with having been able to finish. We had a good strategy by stopping to put on a new set of tires in the last minute. The route was better and that helped me a lot to complete my lap. »