It was a disastrous start to the United States Grand Prix weekend for Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin.
Blighted by brake issues in FP1 and out in Q1 alongside Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso would love a fresh shot at qualifying Friday in Austin.
And following that limited running to settle in the upgraded Aston Martin challenger, both drivers found themselves going no further than the Q1 stage.Alonso then will start the United States Grand Prix from P17, two spots ahead of Stroll, with the two-time World Champion now treating the race weekend as a “test” session for developing next season’s Aston Martin.“I think yeah, the lap was not ideal, the out-lap especially, the traffic was very bad.
“But the lap felt okay. The pace was maybe looking not good enough to be in Q2. Let’s see tomorrow if we can make a good sprint, because Sunday race is heavily compromised now.“We should go back and repeat the day completely, starting from the morning. We had a terrible session, Lance didn’t complete any laps, I did only six or seven quality laps with a new package.
“So nothing we can do now, we are in parc ferme, we use this weekend as a test for next year as well, even if they are painful. So let’s see what we can learn in the remaining sessions.”
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