Alonso wants to shine in Valencia

With overflowing news, the team Renault is the one that will have livened up the summer break the most. Between the aftermath of the Alonso wheel affair and the replacement of Nelson Piquet by Romain Grosjean Just today, the French team was at the heart of the news in recent weeks. With the season resuming in Valencia this weekend, the team now intends to demonstrate that the pole position won in Budapest by Fernando Alonso owed nothing to chance.

« Our performance in Hungary was encouraging, the car was fast and we took pole position, which was a bit of a surprise. Of course, being forced to retire was disappointing, but I take things on the positive side. I think we can be just as competitive in Valencia », says the double world champion.

If he can count on a new teammate in the person of Romain Grosjean, Fernando Alonso expects a lot from the fans to support him. “ I have always liked urban circuits because the atmosphere is very special, the whole city gets involved in the race. So it’s a home Grand Prix and I know the fan support will be fantastic. I really want to thank them with a good result He adds.

For this second part of the season, Fernando and Romain will also be able to count on numerous developments on their R29. “ I think we can make even more developments to the R29 and we are planning another important aerodynamic evolution.", assures Pat Symonds, executive director of engineering. “ We are also working on the medium and low downforce configurations needed for Spa and Monza. Our approach, then, will depend on the progress made in the development of next year's car, the R30. We will indeed see if it is possible to transfer what we learn from this project to transpose it to R29. »

For now, the drivers will concentrate on the urban track of Valencia where the first laps are expected on Friday morning.