The new Alpine blue and pink took the first step of 2022, the year in which Fernando’s El Plan Alonso should give the best results in the intentions of the French team and the Spaniard. The latter closed the first day of pre-season tests by completing 129 laps on the Montmeló home track, clinching an eighth place that counts relatively in any case. Tomorrow the Spanish lion will rest (Esteban Ocon will be on track with the A522), these are his words after the day of testing.
“It’s good to be back after such a long wait. We spent a lot of time preparing for this moment in both factories and in the garage. The machines are very different from last year and we have to adapt to many new features. We still have a lot of work to do, but this is why we are testing. We completed good mileage and our reliability was good enough for the first day of testing. Mileage and reliability are more important than test performance, so overall we are quite happy with the first day with our new car“Said the two-time world champion.
Matt HarmanAlpine technical director, added: “Today is the culmination of a lot of hard work over the past two and a half years by everyone on the Enstone and Viry team. Congratulations to them for the immense effort in reaching this important milestone. For today, we are very satisfied with our number of laps: we have completed 129. We have had one or two issues to resolve, we were able to quickly fix them and this is demonstrated by our high RPM. Fernando’s feedback was good, he had good responses to different set-up ideas and tire options. It was a very positive day for the team, a key point in the A522’s growth path. We can’t wait to see Esteban in the car tomorrow“.
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