F1| Alonso: “In Bahrain I want surprises”

The pilot of the McLaren, despite the two retirements in the first two races of the championship, caused by the broken transmission shaft, in Bahrain he wants to extract the most from his MCL32.The two-time world champion arrives in the UAE with a zero in the world rankings, despite having been fighting for the top 10 in the grand prixAustralia and China.
The Spaniard hopes that the good race pace of Shanghai, could result in some surprises for this Sunday's race.

“Performance-wise – Nando declared to PlanetF1 – I was fighting for a good placing and our pace was better than we expected so I would love to have some surprises in Bahrain! Although it will be a challenging race due to the long straights, the engineers will have to work a lot.".

Brake wear and fuel consumption will be the two crucial points for the grand prix as temperatures change frequently throughout the weekend. Furthermore, the grand prix will be held in the evening and therefore completely changes the usual pattern.

“I'm pushing hard to try to extract all the potential of the car every time I leave the garage and I'll do the same in Bahrain”.

Alonso he is the driver who has achieved the most victories on this circuit, respectively in 2005, 2006 e 2010.

“I can't wait to race also because last year I wasn't able to take part in the race, I have good memories and then running at dusk is always fun. As the race will be a long one, our priority is to make sure we get the difficult desert conditions under control before thinking about the performance of the car."

Jessica Cortellazzi