Spanish Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), double Formula One world champion, explained to Efe today, Saturday, at the Sepang circuit, where the Malaysian Grand Prix will be held tomorrow, that he is “happy with fourth place” achieved in the qualification, because «it is the maximum possible now.
You never know what can happen. The Mercedes did not use their full potential on Friday. They already did the same in Australia. Today in the third practice they were already a second ahead, so it is clear that yesterday they did not come out with everything, “explained Alonso today, Saturday, in Sepang.
“Being fourth is the most we can do right now, if we look at how qualifying developed and how chaotic it was, especially at the end,” Alonso said today, Saturday, when questioned by Efe in his press conference with the written media, which was delivered in English.
«Even more so if we look at how the car was after touching (with the Toro Rosso of the Russian Daniil Kvyat). I could turn the steering wheel to the right with just one finger, but to the left I could hardly use both hands, “explained Alonso, a three-time winner at this circuit with three different teams (2005, with Renault; 2007, with McLaren; and 2012, with Ferrari).
“The steering wheel was hard on one side and light on the other. And this, in the wet, is not the easiest way to drive the car ”, answered the double Asturian world champion.
“We managed to get the car out on the track and complete the laps. Just enough to be fourth. We have to be very happy, “added Alonso.
“The truth is that whenever it rains or it rains in these conditions it seems that everything is complicated and it is a bit the lottery and chaos of always of a time with rain,” said Alonso, who explained the incident with the Toro Rosso of the Russian Daniil Kvyat ».
“I did not see it. The truth is that when I turned, I was already inside and we both had consequences because some parts were changed. However, the mechanics were able to fix the broken suspension of the F14 T to participate in Q3.
“The super mechanics did an incredible job this year that there is so much talk about how long it takes to change any part,” said Alonso, who praised the work of his team in fixing the front suspension of his Ferrari in “three or four minutes ».
“The truth is that they made a record change and put me on the track and I was able to go out and ride,” said Alonso. EFE
Alonso: I’m happy with fourth place
