The Spanish driver Fernando Alonso declared this Thursday, after the last day of Formula One practice at the Barcelona-Catalonia Circuit, that he is happy to have completed “an impressive day for the whole team.”
“I am very happy with what has been an impressive day for the whole team in the garage and at the factory to be able to accumulate that many laps between (Belgian) Stoffel (Vandoorne) and myself,” said Alonso.
“The car behaved perfectly all day. We did some interesting runs with some configuration changes, and we continue to discover more and more about the new package, especially with the integration of the Renault engine, which was previously unknown to us, ”he explained.
“It was a very productive day for all of us and I would like to say that everyone has put in a lot of effort to get through a very thorough and comprehensive testing program,” he concluded.
This Thursday morning McLaren gave it his all and signed a worksheet that had not been seen for a long time. In fact, in the eight days of last year, also in Barcelona, the British team did at most 80 laps a day, and this morning Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne completed 110, setting a best time of 1: 19.854 (second best of the day) , yes, with super soft tire.
In the afternoon, the car was taken by Fernando Alonso, who also underwent intense work in which he made 51 laps and set his best time in 1: 20.929, 1,596 behind the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercede), and as the fifth driver fastest of the day. EFE
“I am very happy with what has been an impressive day for the whole team in the garage and at the factory to be able to accumulate that many laps between (Belgian) Stoffel (Vandoorne) and myself,” said Alonso.
“The car behaved perfectly all day. We did some interesting runs with some configuration changes, and we continue to discover more and more about the new package, especially with the integration of the Renault engine, which was previously unknown to us, ”he explained.
“It was a very productive day for all of us and I would like to say that everyone has put in a lot of effort to get through a very thorough and comprehensive testing program,” he concluded.
This Thursday morning McLaren gave it his all and signed a worksheet that had not been seen for a long time. In fact, in the eight days of last year, also in Barcelona, the British team did at most 80 laps a day, and this morning Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne completed 110, setting a best time of 1: 19.854 (second best of the day) , yes, with super soft tire.
In the afternoon, the car was taken by Fernando Alonso, who also underwent intense work in which he made 51 laps and set his best time in 1: 20.929, 1,596 behind the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercede), and as the fifth driver fastest of the day. EFE