Alonso’s Dominance in Wet Conditions in Australia Sends a Cautionary Message to Red Bull

Failed test in Australia. The second free trainingwhich are usually the ones used by the teams to test the soft tires and draw up the race strategy, which in Melbourne can be one or two stops depending on the wear suffered by the wheels, they were accompanied by rain, something unusual in the oceanic country. Yes indeed, Fernando Alonso was the fastest of all the drivers and his figure emerges as a realistic option to fight again for the podium.

They started the session with the sky overcast but without precipitation, a weather situation that the pilots took advantage of to do several laps around the Albert Park track, although with no intention of setting a great time. In those tests, the best was the two-time world champion, that he moved away almost half a second from his closest pursuers.

After him emerged Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell and Sainzthe teams and riders who always accompany the two-time world champion in the top positions on Fridays The situation took a turn for all the teams when there was still half an hour of training to go and the first drops of water began to appear on the television cameras.

The rain made an appearance in Australia and distorted everything. The times were not going to drop and the teams could not take advantage of the weather to carry out tests since no water is expected on Saturday or Sundayso the objective was not to damage the car and accumulate kilometers. UOne of those who had the most problems on the track was Lance Strollwhich deviated from the path of the track on a couple of occasions.

First free

On dry if they were the first free practice, those that serve as a contact with the circuit. And there Red Bull dominated again, as usual at this start of the season. Verstappen was the fastest with a certain advantage over the rest. Behind him came Hamilton, who seems to continue taking steps forward in the evolution of his Mercedes, with Checo Pérez in third position.

Alonso also showed that he has something to say at Albert Park and set the fourth fastest time, with the Ferraris just behind. Waiting for what happens in qualifying and especially in the race, it seems that the Grand Prix will once again be a close fight between Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari for occupying the third drawer of the podium.

Óscar Méndez writes for Relevo news and reports about Celta de Vigo and, apart from that, about everything that has nothing to do with a soccer ball. Passionate about

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