Miami F1 News: Fernando Alonso Delivers Disappointing Verdict To Fans Ahead Of Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso has delivered disappointing news to fans ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, claiming that he does not foresee much overtaking during the race on Sunday.
We have seen during FP1 and FP2 that grip has been an issue for the drivers with narrow misses from Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen before a crash into the race barrier from Charles Leclerc.
George Russell has already said that he found leaving the race line to be problematic and Alonso has agreed with him.
The track was resurfaced ahead of the race weekend and without any F2 or F3 races the track is not getting as much rubber transfer which would provide more grip. During an interview with the media, Alonso addressed the issue, as quoted by GP Fans:
"Unfortunately, we don't have any support races here with F2 and F3, so we are just cleaning the racing line.
"(This means) off line it is very dirty, so it will lead to not much overtaking on Sunday because there is only one real racing line, but this is the way it is.
"It would be nice to start at the front but let's see what we can do on Saturday," added Alonso.
"Normally, our strength is on Sunday with the race pace and not making mistakes, so let's see if we can score many points."
A common complaint following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was that the track was too difficult for the drivers to overtake on leading to a "boring" race. This was partly due to the shortened DRS zones in Baku. So, it is not a huge surprise that we could anticipate a similar situation as the two out of the three DRS zones have also been shortened in Miami.
The third free practice session will be taking place shortly followed by qualifying later today.