Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso reckons he used Friday practice at Zandvoort to rehearse his \u201covertake of the month\u201d contender from lap one of Formula 1\u2019s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.
Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso reckons he used Friday practice at Zandvoort to rehearse his “overtake of the month” contender from lap one of Formula 1’s 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.The two-time world champion lined up fifth on the grid as rain arrived in time for the race start, with the whole field shod with slick Pirellis.
Eventual race runner-up Alonso squeezed around the outside of fellow Spaniard and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz through Turn 2 to cement his starting position before diving to the inside of the banked Turn 3 left-hander. As Mercedes racer George Russell and Williams' Alex Albon opted for a more conventional dry high-line around the bowl, Alonso swept through the bottom of the curve to emerge in third place behind Lando Norris."It was FP1 or FP2, it was wet and in one of the out-laps I let a few cars go on the normal racing line and I found a lot of grip on the inside casually, by just letting people go," Alonso revealed.
"So, that's the worst feeling you can have because you are ready to start the race on a slick tyre and on your visor, you see that it's raining.Alonso says he predicted everyone would take it easy on the drizzly first lap through the banked corner, especially since the top of it is bordered by more slippery advertising banners painted on the asphalt.
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