F1 | Alfa Romeo, Zhou: “We will only know our potential in qualifying”

The Friday ofAlfa Romeo, who during the free practice sessions seems to find the right path in understanding the new components. The team of Hinwil, as well as other teams on the grid, has updated the car package and the two drivers Zhou Guangyu e Valtteri Bottas they focused on the analysis of each individual piece. It was the Chinese who had the best of the standings, with eleventh place in FP2.

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“The updates seem to work as expected; obviously, it's difficult to make predictions based on free practice: we'll only know where we really are when qualifying begins. Today we only focused on the new components and different set-ups. I struggled a little with the balance, but all in all, I think eleventh position is a good result. By refining every single detail, I believe we will be able to extract much more from the car. Tonight, our work will focus on reviewing the data, hoping to be able to take a step forward tomorrow."

Valtteri Bottas remains slightly further behind, sixteenth in FP2. However, the Finn remains confident for the rest of the weekend.

“Today, like most Fridays, we learned a lot. The upgrades we've brought seem to have given us a little more grip, but we're not the only ones with upgrades this weekend and, again, we know how close our rivals can get. I remember that there is still a lot of work to do to optimize the package, to try to maximize performance and make a difference. Tomorrow, qualifying will be fundamental, to place ourselves as far forward as possible on the grid and hope to be able to fight for the points."