So I think F2 will show us if it’s going to be a good show on Sunday or not.” “I think the F2 is going to be a good reference for us because we are obviously concerned about the overtaking opportunities being a street circuit it’s going to be difficult. I think there are still too many unknowns going into tomorrow because we did test different things and we need to analyse a lot of data – more than any other Friday. Recently we found a little bit of a sweet spot in terms of our performance and our set up, so we keep working. “Definitely the car is still feeling good. “I didn’t know that, so it is a surprise!” Alonso said. READ MORE: FP2 - Hamilton leads Bottas as Leclerc walks away from high-speed crash under the Jeddah lights Despite the Spaniard’s attempts to lower expectations on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, he was fifth fastest in FP2 and just over 0.4s off the fastest time, a result he was unaware of soon after climbing out of the car.
Alpine have “found a little bit of a sweet spot” according to Fernando Alonso as their good form continued during practice in Jeddah, with their race prospects also looking encouraging.Īlonso scored his first podium since returning to Formula 1 in Qatar last time out, with Esteban Ocon ensuring both cars finished in the top five.