Alonso takes tough stance on track limit controversy

Fernando Alonso addressed the controversy over track limits and protests by teams at the previous Austrian Grand Prix at his press conference ahead of the British Grand Prix. We wanted to make it clear that pilots in Asturias should stay where they are in Austria if they don’t want to be penalized, just like in Monaco pilots don’t try to fiddle with their limits to avoid hitting a wall. Do not seek advantage within the line and within its limits. The man from Oviedo said “it was possible,” noting that Fernando, Stroll and eight other pilots had done so.

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“We didn’t really care. And the teams saw so many laps canceled that they realized that no penalties had been applied, so the teams basically didn’t apply the penalties, so Race Direction vs. We went to page three of Race Direction and it didn’t hurt any driver or team, it was normal.”

“We did not observe every lap, nor did we check to see if the driver went one inch over the line. The team pushes everything 360 degrees, but we weren’t trying to explore any gray areas, it was very common sense and easier than another protest.”

it was possible to respect them

“Lance and I and the other eight drivers never exceeded the limits of the rules. Simple as that. There were no penalties for staying on the track. There was no penalty, it wasn’t drama, it was possible, don’t go too close to the wall in Monaco or you’ll crash and you won’t finish the race, and in Singapore, and in Austria, Apart from the 10 drivers who didn’t go over the limit, the rest lost seconds at the end, it’s part of the game.”

Aston Martin Protest

“There were 10 drivers who didn’t break the track limits. That’s the starting point. Because track limits, Aston Martin, protests, sanctions, no sanctions… because if you don’t break the track limits, this is all fine.” Skip them Then you too will be trapped.

rhythm

I had worse pace in Austria than in Montreal. Also in Spain. That’s what we want to understand, and that’s what everyone wants to understand. Mercedes were clearly the second fastest team in Barcelona and challenged Red Bull, but they came even closer. In Cañada, Aston Martin was the second team and challenged Max (Verstappen) in some way. And in Austria it was Ferrari. The results of the last three races have been different between Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston and we need to understand this if we want to avoid a bad weekend. However, there is no clear answer at this time. I think it’s due to the characteristics of the track, so we have to continue our research. ”

Predictions by Silverstone

“We don’t have a concrete answer as to what happened in Austria, and we don’t have a clear prediction as to whether it will be like Canada, Austria or Barcelona at Silverstone, although we are a little more distressed. It’s like this every weekend, every Thursday we’re going to have a fortune telling every thursday you’re you and we’ll lead you to the answer and who’s going to have a little advantage this weekend between Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin But I’ve already said several times in this course that you can put Aston Martin, Ferrari and Mercedes on the same page and fight to find the best team. seems utterly unbelievable.

Verstappen can win it all

“Verstappen and Red Bull can win every race. As for their weaknesses… maybe reliability. Got a problem with the gearbox in Q2, that’s your two problems, and if that problem in the Jeddah change happens in a 2nd or 3rd place race, it opens a window of possible wins And that’s a little hope other teams have, they can win every race, but pure statistics say it’s hard to see a car win 22 races in a row. Mercedes didn’t do it when they were dominant and Ferrari didn’t do it at their favorite track, so hopefully the opportunity presents itself and Aston Martin comes out on top one day that weekend. Because if it happens in Austria, for example, then it will be Leclerc’s turn.”