Fernando Alonso has plenty of reasons to be optimistic at Silverstone

Fernando Alonso has gone from less to more this season and faces the rest of the World Cup with optimism. Specifically, the Asturian has been optimistic about the Great Britain Grand Prix, and not only because in Silverstone the first sprint race is going to be held but because it is a track that favors him.

At an Alpine event in Barcelona, ​​when asked about his improvement, Fernando Alonso pointed out: “From Monaco and Baku we made some changes and I’m enjoying it more. And Austria 1 in the clock it was fantastic to drive the car with little gas, feeling the grip and completing some good laps, and in Austria 2, better, the test is Q3, if it comes out well … AND now we go to Silverstone, with fast corners, which will be spectacular to drive there”.

Aware that it is practically impossible for him to fight for the podium this season, the Spaniard does not rule out giving some surprises in the next races. “This year there have been very clean starts, nothing has happened, but that can change in a weekend, now that Silverstone comes along, or Hungary, and the two Mercedes and a Red Bull or something touch each other and there are three suddenly off the list. Then the opportunity may come. It happened in Monaco, where Charles did not go out and Bottas stayed in the pit stop for a whole day … or in Baku, where Hamilton left, Verstappen blew the wheel … There is always some chance and you always have hope”, He added Alonso.

Alonso’s results at Silverstone

As regards the British Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso he has been on the podium at Silverstone six times: two as a winner, three as second and once as third. It will therefore be necessary to see how his first race in the United Kingdom as a pilot of Alpine. Fortunately for him, the steering wheel and tires are feeling better and better. “At the beginning the tires did not feel very good. I want to think that that was the part that I was missing the most in the first races and that this slowed me down a bit in terms of performance. But now I’m happier, I’m more comfortable with the car”, Assured Fernando Alonso.

Alonso will have two starts at Silverstone

One of the best moments from Oviedo this season was at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Safety Car spawned an impromptu one-lap sprint race in which Fernando Alonso he was able to pass four cars to finish sixth.

“We have to think about having a lot of two-lap races…! I think it was a lot of fun, the people were very aggressive in those two laps knowing that it was not necessary to take care of the tires or anything ”, he declared exultant.

Even before racing in Baku, Fernando Alonso had been in favor of sprint races, a format that will debut on Saturday at Silverstone. “We like the output, so we gon ‘have this twice, a start on Saturday and action in the first corner and another on Sunday so why not? Nobody can say right now if it is something good or bad, but we all agree that it is okay to try, “he said.

“It’s a new idea to liven things up a bit so why not? We should at least try. This is the season to try because in 2022 there is hope for a new Formula 1, but things can be done in 2021 in the meantime, “he added.

Alonso already works looking to 2022

However, no significant improvements are expected at Alpine in the face of Silverstone, and is that the French team is already focused on 2022. Even so Fernando Alonso He aspires to finish the year as the fifth driver after the Mercedes and the Red Bulls. What’s more, the Asturian was visibly upset after Sebastian Vettel frustrated his qualifying session as he aspired to finish “fifth the sixth”The Austrian Grand Prix.

“We do not have clear objectives in terms of points in the ChampionshipIt seems pretty established right now. We’re going to try to fight Aston Martin, with AlphaTauri for fifth place, but it’s more about building the team structure, polishing up some details of the stops, strategies, tire management and being as prepared as possible for 2022. ”, Recognized Fernando Alonso after being tenth in that race. “The car and the design depends on the factories, Enstone and Viry, to make the best package, but here on the track we need to optimize everything to get to 2022 as close to perfection as possible,” he concluded.