“Do not be fooled, we are not there yet but for a still small team, we have cut Red Bull somewhat, which is not easy and to control the Mercedes”. Mike Krack, Alonso’s boss, said at the end of the race. “The most competitive race we’ve had all year. It’s very encouraging. It was important to send a message after Barcelona and I think we have done it”.
Aston has returned to where it was, to second place, and it has contained the arrival of Mercedes and the improvement of Ferrari, but also in an improved version, finally finishing less than 10 seconds behind untouchable Red Bull. “The improvements work, we are not going to stop making them, we are in a good place but we will continue, we had some pressure and we are happy that they work.”
and everything with that gasoline problemor alleged problem, which forced the team to ask Fernando to lower the intensity in his pursuit of Verstappen. How far would he have gone on the ride? “I know, I know guys, I know what happened,” Fernando insisted on the radio., “super stops, super work, you have to be happy”, insist. Minutes before he asked to end that saving to “win this race”, but he could not, they are not yet, but he is close.
Later, when the danger of losing second place to Hamilton was real, the ’14’ reassured the entire team with a devastating message: “1.9 seconds? Don’t worry, leave it to me.”
The improvements work, we are not going to stop making them
“It has been our most competitive race, it is only 7 seconds with Red Bull, we have gone to the maximum in each lap, brushing against the walls and in each protection. That said, I have enjoyed this Grand Prix to the fullest”, insisted the Asturian who , He is surprisingly 9 points behind Checo Pérez, with another Red Bull.
