Alonso: Scuderia Ferrari did the right thing

Fernando Alonso will not seek at all costs to postpone the deadline for the 4th title of Sebastian Vettel, the Championship having been in the hands of the driver for a long time Red Bull. Accordingly, the Team Ferrari took the gamble of qualifying the Asturian with medium tires. The latter managed to take 8th place on the grid while his teammate Felipe Massa, wearing soft tires, finished the session in 5th place. “It was difficult to establish the best strategy before qualifying. The soft tires in Q3 offered a better position while the mediums made it possible to compete in a race without traffic because the others will have to stop around the 6th lap in view of the tests. explains the double world champion. “That leaves a group of cars on track until the 30th lap and we will then have to face a difficult moment returning to the pits to put on the softs. »

The Scuderia Ferrari driver still does not know if his strategy will prove effective against his opponents who will start on soft tyres, but the main thing for the Spaniard is above all to get back on track. Mercedes by Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton very well placed in 2nd and 3rd position on the grid. “I only did 15 or 16 laps on the soft tires on Friday and 3 laps today and it’s absolutely impossible to know what it will be like tomorrow. We will only know at the checkered flag if our choice was the right one. It was a good decision to carry out different strategies on the two cars because at least one of them should be able to help the team finish in 2nd place in the Constructors' Championship, which is now our priority. »

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