Fernando Alonso: “When we step on the accelerator we have to trust in Honda and that it will improve. We suspect that there was a problem with the engine. We lack speed on the straight, but it was something anomalous”
Fernando Alonso had to retire his Aston Martin after 21 laps in this Saturday’s F1 Azerbaijan GP due to suspicions that the engine Sling He was suffering from some problem and talked about it after the race.
Before the written press, as reported by the ‘Motorsport.com’ portal, the Asturian driver of Formula 1assured that the team will have to analyze what happened, since, according to Fernandowas losing more top speed on a straight line than it expected to give up compared to its rivals due to the well-known lack of engine power. Sling.
The Asturian continues with the same integrity as all year despite the team’s enormous difficulties due to that bad engine, which also caused his teammate Stroll to abandon at the beginning of the race due to a water pressure problem.
“I overtook the two Cadillacs, then Sergio (Pérez) overtook me and pulled away. And then I was fighting with Valtteri (Bottas) for several laps. I think we overtook and overtook again about five or six times. And in the end we had to stop. We suspected there was a problem with the engine. We lack speed on the straight, but today something abnormal was happening (in the Japanese engine) and we have to analyze it to see the reason.”
I think we got ahead and got ahead again about five or six times. And in the end we had to stop. We suspected there was a problem with the engine
Then, they told him that Stroll had to abandon due to a water pressure problem in his car. “That could be it,” he said. “I didn’t see any alarms. Everything was working fine, but I started to lose a lot on the straight, like 1.5. So it was something anomalous,” he reiterated.
“I think we are doing our part of the job, which is helping the team try to understand how to gain speed in the corners,” said Fernando, wanting to continue keeping his head down and working while waiting for better news from Honda, a firm he continues to firmly support.
This year we have taken a step forward with the improvement of the engine. But obviously it is not enough and we have to keep working
“When we step on the accelerator and we are on the straight, we have to trust in Honda and that it will improve more and more. This year we have taken a step forward with the improvement of the engine. But, obviously, it is not enough and we have to continue working,” he concluded. Clear message to the Japanese. It needs the Sakura factory to find quick solutions for 2027. It needs much more power. At least, a top speed similar to that of the rest.
