Fernando Alonso claimed there was “a spirit contained in the automotive” which led to a 360-degree spin in the course of the Qatar Grand Prix.
The Aston Martin driver suffered a spin at Flip 10 after shedding management of his “hypersensitive” AMR25, which price him two positions. After ranging from eighth on the grid, he managed to get into the highest six earlier than the spin and finally completed the race in seventh.
Alonso revealed after the race that he wasn’t even pushing 100% when he spun and was “taking it simple”.
“No, I used to be taking it simple. The reality is that I wasn’t pushing 100%, however this automotive has disconnections, I don’t know what to name them, a bit paranormal, there’s a spirit contained in the automotive,” the Spanish driver defined within the TV pen.
“Yesterday, I all of a sudden misplaced the entrance finish for 3 or 4 corners. In considered one of them, I all of a sudden went off onto the gravel, turning the steering wheel to the max. It was as if I had no entrance wheels…
“And right this moment it was the rear wheels, all of a sudden a lash, so we’re hypersensitive to the wind, hypersensitive to 1 or two levels of temperature, we’re all the time on a knife edge and right this moment I made that mistake, however thankfully I used to be very fortunate that there was no gravel, that there was nothing and that I didn’t have a prepare of automobiles behind me. There have been solely two on the time.”
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
Picture by: Zak Mauger / LAT Photos by way of Getty Photos
Total, Alonso was optimistic in regards to the weekend. “Undoubtedly fortunate with the spin,” he instructed written media. “Another circuit, possibly I might end on the gravel. Two factors yesterday, six right this moment, eight in complete within the Qatar weekend. That undoubtedly is exceeding our expectations. Actually, actually blissful for the group. An important second within the constructors’ championship.
“We will go to Abu Dhabi with just a little bit much less strain and fewer weight on our shoulders.”
Aston Martin is preventing for sixth within the constructors’ championship. The Silverstone outfit presently sits in seventh, 12 factors behind Racing Bulls in sixth.
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