Follow usFernando Alonso stated Ferrari were quite fortunate with the Safety car deployment as it forced all drivers to put the hard tires, which do not have such high degradation.
One of Aston Martin biggest assets is preserving their tires and that could have been seen in the first stint with the medium, when the green cars pressurized Lewis Hamilton and forced him into an early stop, which due to the Safety car made the Briton drop down the order.
But according to Alonso, Aston Martin, despite finishing only a second behind third-placed Charles Leclerc would have had an even better shot at the podium if the race hadn’t been interfered by the Safety Car.
“Quite happy with the pace,” he said. “We had the pace in the Sprint as well, but today we showed even a stronger one, especially with the medium at the beginning. Unfortunately, the Safety Car came, and we all put on the hard tyres.
“The hard tyres didn’t have any degradation, which is our strongest point at the moment, so I think Ferrari were quite lucky there because they were struggling a lot in the first stint, and then they were okay on the hard tyres. But, nevertheless, I think it has been a tricky weekend for Aston.”
Nevertheless, Alonso was optimistic about Aston Martin’s prospects as they once again proved they have a strong, competitive package that is more or less equal to that of Ferrari and Mercedes.
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