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09.11.2022: 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Fernando Alonso looks ahead to the penultimate round of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Championship in Brazil. After an unfortunate end to his Mexico City Grand Prix, Fernando looks to |
2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Interlagos, Brazil
11-13 November 2022
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Fernando Alonso looks ahead to the penultimate round of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Championship in Brazil. After an unfortunate end to his Mexico City Grand Prix, Fernando looks to bounce back with a strong points return in Brazil.
It was an unfortunate end to your Mexico City Grand Prix. On the whole, how do you reflect on the weekend?
“Looking back over the weekend, it was quite a smooth Saturday for us in Qualifying and another Q3 appearance. In the race we were quite comfortable and managing the car and tyres. We were more than 10 seconds ahead of those behind us before we suffered the engine problem.
We tried to keep going and the team attempted to solve the issue, but it wasn’t possible and it’s why we lost so much time and performance before eventually stopping. Before the issue, I would say it was one of my better races of the season where I felt very competitive.
It’s another set of points we have lost this season in the standings, but we’ll pick ourselves up and keep pushing until the end.”
Brazil up next. Are you excited to return to Interlagos?
“There is always an element of the unknown heading to Brazil. It tends to throw up some interesting races and results. The weather is difficult to predict and we’ve seen some absolute classic races in the past because of this unpredictability.
We will probably see some mixed weather conditions in either qualifying, the Sprint or the race. Thanks to the Sprint format we have two attempts in which to score points and extend our lead to McLaren heading into the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.”
Two races to go, what’s the target for the final double header?
“To score maximum points. It’s been the target every single race weekend and it’s no different there in Brazil. We thought the fight for fourth position in the constructors’ would go to the very end in Abu Dhabi and it looks as though this will be the case.
We know when we have a clean weekend without any issues then we have a fast car that is more than capable of scoring points. We’ll keep pushing until the very end!”
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