Despite making all his followers dream of a great time in the intermediate round of qualifying that was within the reach of very few, Fernando Alonso ended up falling to the McLaren of Norris and his own teammate.
Although their identity card certifies that they have passed 41 years Since his birth, Fernando Alonso has shown on many occasions that he is capable of leaving flashes of greatness that young drivers dream of being able to emulate in the future, especially in times of high pressure.
In Q2 of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the #14 returned to grant another of those sparks: a time of 1:17something that was then only within the reach of Max Verstappen and the two Ferrari drivers, which attests to such a milestone.
“Being 5th and 6th in Q3 is a great result; Leaving the McLarens behind is going to be difficult.”
However, already immersed in the last round of qualifying, Alonso was one of the few who did not manage to come close, much less improve his previous record, something that would have been the logical. Only Hamilton and Verstappen, both with mechanical failuresapart from a missed Ricciardo, were the other drivers who couldn’t step up when it mattered most.
a lesser evil
“Very well, the goal was to be in the top ten,” Alonso confessed, minimizing the fact of having worsened his time from Q2 to Q3 and finally trailing behind even his teammate, whom he had left behind at all times up until then.
“We got it with some slack in Q2, and to be 5th and 6th in Q3 I think is a great result for today. Let’s see if tomorrow we can get those points», continued the Asturian, acknowledging that leaving the McLaren behind on Sunday «is going to be difficult».
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«Lando comes out in frontWe’ll see what we can do. I go out the dirty part too, so you will have to defend yourself a bit at the start. Let’s see if we can have a good race,” added Alonso.
While in Bahrain he got his first 2 points of the season, from Saudi Arabia to Miami his personal locker was zero with two retirements included. However, since the Spanish Grand Prix Alonso has consistently scored points, not as much as he would have liked, because he recently stated that they have lost 60-70 points on his part due to mechanical failures, but he hopes to prolong this hot streak.
However, the storm that several meteorologists had predicted for a qualifying session that was finally played entirely on dry ground may haunt the Hungaroring at some points in the race, according to Alonso.
«The time… also is there any rain forecast for tomorrowwe will have to be vigilant”, concluded Alonso, aware that a good result just before going on vacation would contribute to raising the morale of a team that aspires to 4th position in the constructors at the end of the year.