The hydraulic failure suffered on the third day of testing in Barcelona ruined the team’s plans Alpine, forced to raise the white flag prematurely. The French team did not want to force lap times also due to the lack of spare parts, having arrived in Spain with only one specification of front and rear wing, according to reports from the Spaniards of As. A new aerodynamic package is already ready for Bahrain, while the preparation of the power unit is known to have suffered some setbacks at the factory compared to the initial plans. In short, it is still very early for the Renault sports brand to take stock of its performance in view of the 2022 championship, and clearly Fernando Alonso he has already indicated to the engineers the areas for improvement, after his 141 laps completed over the three days.
To the microphones of the Spanish broadcaster TVEAlonso however launched a first examination of the behavior of the other cars on the track and he too put Ferrari in front of everyone – as also done by his colleagues George Russell (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren): “Ferrari appears to be the fastest car, which is definitely a surprise. For Carlos Sainz this is great news, and also for Spain in general “continued with a parochial spirit, concluding: “And Mercedes also seemed fast ”.
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