Alonso: “First line objective”

Like all of its competitors, Fernando Alonso took advantage of Friday to carry out the traditional tire tests and collect data for the Sunday race. The Spaniard set the ninth time of the morning before lifting his R29 to the top of the timesheet in the final minutes of Free 2. This first day was good for us “, he says. " I was able to put in a few solid laps and the car feels competitive. I felt comfortable behind the wheel. We worked mainly on the set-up and we are quite satisfied with the balance found. »

Although he seems generally happy with this first day of testing, Alonso is not losing sight of the essentials and hopes to continue his momentum from Saturday during the qualifying session, held at 14 p.m. The Spaniard will be keen to repeat his performance in the Hungarian GP where he took pole position. “ I think the rest of the weekend is promising. My goal will be to aim for the first row [Saturday], then score points on Sunday "He says.