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[RedNEO]

Alonso was 0.16 off his SQ2 time in SQ3. Maybe the mediums were better? He was slower in S2 and S3 and faster is S1 ...maybe he went to hard on the softs in S1 didn't leave enough of the tire left for S2 and S3 ?

I mean I think the soft tires are just not very good because nobody really did better than medium than Norris and it was only slightly better? But also Mclaren is also very good on its tyres. Alonso gapped Stroll and beat Max so I think he did extract everything as usual. I doubt he could do much better maybe half a tenth if the tires overheated.

[Emag]

Alonso was 0.16 off his SQ2 time in SQ3. Maybe the mediums were better? He was slower in S2 and S3 and faster is S1 ...maybe he went to hard on the softs in S1 didn't leave enough of the tire left for S2 and S3 ?

Nobody had any experience with how Softs would behave except Max. It was a tough ask to give them only one run with tires they hadn't used up until that point. Softs didn't look like a good tire though. A lot of sliding even from the faster guys in SQ3.

[FNTC]

I think some teams have set up the cars for a wet sprint. Doesnt make sense to optimize for dry sq if it rains tomorrow

[diffuser]

I think some teams have set up the cars for a wet sprint. Doesn't make sense to optimize for dry sq if it rains tomorrow

Looks like it's 50% chance. Here that usually means it's going to rain ...San Paulo...it could be dry. Could wet and drying ....

[FNTC]

Best Friday in a long time at least.

[FNTC]

Alonso saying in interview if it was dry maybe its easier to hold the position.

[FNTC]

Stroll saying car was feeling good, and talking as little as possible as always, lol

[RedNEO]

Alonso was 0.16 off his SQ2 time in SQ3. Maybe the mediums were better? He was slower in S2 and S3 and faster is S1 ...maybe he went to hard on the softs in S1 didn't leave enough of the tire left for S2 and S3 ?

Nobody had any experience with how Softs would behave except Max. It was a tough ask to give them only one run with tires they hadn't used up until that point. Softs didn't look like a good tire though. A lot of sliding even from the faster guys in SQ3.

And still a sprint to gain what we can tomorrow. Excited to hopefully score good points

[RedNEO]

[Rikrikrik]

Why this car is so inconsistant? some races we are almost on pole or literally out of Q1

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Why this car is so inconsistant? some races we are almost on pole or literally out of Q1

not that it's the only reason for Aston, but a sprint quali is ideal for a car which struggles with ride height.

Usually they start aggressive and strong on Friday, and then often lose pace when they raise the car for qualifying. On a sprint weekend, this is not necessary.

[RedNEO]

Why this car is so inconsistant? some races we are almost on pole or literally out of Q1

At 10:00 Mark Slade and Peter discuss why AM was better

[BassVirolla]

Why this car is so inconsistant? some races we are almost on pole or literally out of Q1

not that it's the only reason for Aston, but a sprint quali is ideal for a car which struggles with ride height.

Usually they start aggressive and strong on Friday, and then often lose pace when they raise the car for qualifying. On a sprint weekend, this is not necessary.

Also, Alonso is known for finding the limits very quickly and not improving much between sessions. An untested tyre for everybody plays in the benefit of the quicker to adapt.

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Why this car is so inconsistant? some races we are almost on pole or literally out of Q1

not that it's the only reason for Aston, but a sprint quali is ideal for a car which struggles with ride height.

Usually they start aggressive and strong on Friday, and then often lose pace when they raise the car for qualifying. On a sprint weekend, this is not necessary.

Also, Alonso is known for finding the limits very quickly and not improving much between sessions. An untested tyre for everybody plays in the benefit of the quicker to adapt.

yeah, normally he excels at that, but I wouldn't really think it was the case yesterday. Alonso had three tenths on Stroll throughout Qualifying, but lost half of it when switching to softs.

It was a good session regardless, but he left something on the road in Q3.

[RedNEO]

not that it's the only reason for Aston, but a sprint quali is ideal for a car which struggles with ride height.

Usually they start aggressive and strong on Friday, and then often lose pace when they raise the car for qualifying. On a sprint weekend, this is not necessary.

Also, Alonso is known for finding the limits very quickly and not improving much between sessions. An untested tyre for everybody plays in the benefit of the quicker to adapt.

yeah, normally he excels at that, but I wouldn't really think it was the case yesterday. Alonso had three tenths on Stroll throughout Qualifying, but lost half of it when switching to softs.

It was a good session regardless, but he left something on the road in Q3.

No I don’t think that’s how this works. People think gaps should just remain static once people have more stabs at the cherry. Alonso only needs one stab to get the best out of the car. Others need multiple sessions to close the gap. Nothing left on the table