It has to happen sometime. Sometimes there has to be a blur in such a long World Cup. In one with 24 races. In one in which the same There is a Monza than a Monaco. In which you go from Shanghai to Miami so quickly. In Florida, Aston Martin suffered and it seems that it will continue to do so after a classification in which they failed. In which he did not give them.
In which not even the always reliable factor Fernando Alonso was enough. There was no magic. There was no miracle. There was reality, with Lance Stroll and the Asturian out at the first opportunity after a Q2 in which They are going to have to analyze a lot.
Because they were knocked out. Because, worst of all, Alonso was 15th. Was the worst. It was the same as in Q1 in which he almost missed out. Because of Ricciardo having done the same as on Friday, The two-time champion would not have been able to make it through the first qualifying cut.
After the Alpine
In the end, knowing how his pride will feel, he starts the race behind the Alpine. Yeah, behind Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon. And a lot, a lot, you are going to have to paddle to reach the points zone.
A lot, a lot, is going to have to happen in the race. In one in which Aston Martin bet everything in Miami despite having a sprint. Because the short test was what it was, with Fernando practically KO after Hamilton’s excess of optimism. And the same thing that happened to the Mercedes on Friday has happened to those at Silverstone on Saturday.
It wasn’t the day. Things did not work out for a team that, according to Pedro de la Rosa, It should have been between the seventh and the ninth. But not. Not because they weren’t even in Q3. Not because they were barely competitive.
To wait for San Marino
Thus, it is time to minimize damage in the race and wait to see what can be scratched, if anything can be scratched, in a test that could be, and should be, a turning point for a team that wants to change course. Imola, the Emilia Romagna GP, is marked in green.