Fernando Alonso: “We made the right choice of tires in all sessions”

For the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, Fernando Alonso will make his first start in the top 5. The Spaniard is placed just behind Charles Leclerc et Pierre Gasly. Thanks to a very good qualifying session where the driver Alpine has long fought at the forefront with the Mercedes in Q3. The current 10th in the championship even had the luxury of qualifying for Q2 with medium tires. At a press conference, Fernando Alonso appeared satisfied with his Saturday.

“I felt good today and I'm happy with the result. The car was fast and I think we made the right choice on which tires to use in all the sessions. We were also fast enough to qualify on Medium tires in Q2, which was a nice luxury to have! »

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“We were also fast enough to qualify on the Medium tires in Q2, which was a nice luxury to have! We seem competitive so I think we have a good chance to score points tomorrow. ”
- @alo_oficial

—BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) October 9, 2021

The Bull of Asturias is optimistic for his Grand Prix in Turkey, having already won four podiums in his career on the Istanbul Park track, and who had not driven on this circuit since 2011.

“I think we have a good chance of scoring points tomorrow. Let's see if we can keep up with those around us. I think strategy will be key, because we saw the tire grain was quite high in the dry. We’ll watch the weather and take it step by step.”