The first row conquered by Fernando Alonso in the last Canadian Grand Prix it did not turn into a satisfactory race result for the Spaniard, betrayed by some problems with the power unit and a penalty suffered in the final moments of the race. However, regardless of what happened on Sunday, the two-time world champion’s applause performance in qualifying generated in many fans a self-held ‘doubt’, the same one that others have not been able to hold back: theAlpine will he be able to win a race this year? Will he be on the podium at least once?
The same questions that have come to the ear of Otmar Szafnauerthis year engaged in the role of team principal of the French team after his experience in Aston Martin, who thus tried to answer these questions on the podcast F1 Nation, while remaining realistic in some respects: “If we’re lucky, a podium or a victory are possible – commented the US manager – however, have an eye on it and try to overcome it third force of the world championship, with the remaining races, will be difficult. The good thing is that every now and then a podium or a win are things that can happen – as happened the last year in Hungary, when Esteban Ocon won by surprise, ed – we have to be objective, but I think that if we can do a good job between now and the end of the season, getting to a solid fourth place in the World Championship would be very positive for us “.
In addition, Szafnauer then commented on Alonso’s performance in Montreal, while noting some regret for the problems encountered in the race between difficulties and unexpected events: “Fernando was great in Canada – he concluded – He qualified from the front row and was very strong from the start, too bad he had some problems that made him fall to ninth place. However, if it hadn’t been there S.afety Car, would have gone higher. On Saturday he was able to adapt much more quickly than other riders, it’s a skill he has always had, and the experience also helps ”.
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