Alonso: “I missed my pace”

For Button withdrawal due to engine

Alonso: “I missed my pace”

For a while she was deluded but in the end she was forced to give up. The Canadian weekend of McLaren it ended with zero points and a new retirement for reliability reasons.

“It was a difficult race in which I completely lacked pace – he declared Fernando Alonso, 11th – For a moment I thought about changing tires to face the final laps, but since there was a chance to get into the top ten we gave it up. Among other things, those who opted for the double stop were much faster than me. Maybe with the rain or the safety car the result would have been different."

“I didn't feel anything. As I exited the hairpin I saw smoke from the back of my MP4-31 and even though the engine was still working I preferred to stop. Too bad because I had managed to manage the petrol well and was at a distance from DRS” – the bitter story of Jenson Button.

Chiara Rainis

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