Sports writing, May 5 (EFE).- The Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), double Formula One world champion, who set the fifth time in the free practice day for the Miami Grand Prix (USA), the fifth of the year, declared this Friday in the circuit built around the Hard Rock Stadium of the aforementioned town in the state of Florida that “the qualification” this Saturday “is important, but” that they are usually “strong on Sundays, so we will have to see what happens”.
“It has been a relatively routine Friday of training for us, after the different format in Baku,” explained Alonso, in a second youth at 41 years old; who, with three third places in his first three races with Aston Martin -in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia- and a fourth last Sunday, in Azerbaijan, is third in the World Cup: with 60 points, 33 less than the leader, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who is aiming for a third title in a row and who was the fastest in training this Friday.
“We had more time on the track to learn things about the car and the tires this weekend, although some red flags interrupted both sessions,” said the Asturian double world champion, 32-time victorious in F1, in which he has 101 podium finishes. .
“So far, I think the new asphalt seems to be better; but, basically, today we were cleaning the pilotage line. And it gives the feeling that when you get out of it, it is very slippery; something that would complicate the chances of overtaking”, Fernando said this Friday in hot Miami.
“Tomorrow’s qualifying is important, but we tend to be stronger on Sundays, so we’ll see what happens,” added Alonso after finishing fifth in practice on the track built around the stadium where the Miami Dolphins, a team from the Miami Dolphins, play at home. NFL, the spectacular professional American football league.
