08.06.2022: 2022 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX Since the last race, Ive spent some time in the factory and we had several meetings to analyse what happened in Monaco. We were consistently in the top ten during all free practi |
2022 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Baku City Circuit
10-12 June 2022
“Since the last race, I’ve spent some time in the factory and we had several meetings to analyse what happened in Monaco. We were consistently in the top ten during all free practice sessions, so we had high expectations going into Qualifying, thinking we would get both cars into Q3.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be our poorest Qualifying of the year, made worse by the fact that my problem in Q1 affected Pierre’s performance too, although I’m not sure why the session was red flagged for such a small incident. But the bottom line is that you shouldn’t crash into the wall in Quali!
As for the race the rain, which can sometimes help, did not work in my favour. Maybe next time.
Now we go to Baku, which was a really strong race for us last year. I qualified eighth and was P5 in the race until I lost a couple of places in the last moments after the red flag, which left a one lap race to the finish. There are not many downsides or parts I don’t like about Baku.
I particularly enjoy sector 2, where it goes past the old buildings, and there are plenty of passing opportunities not just on the very long straight, so in general I like it. I hope we can have a clean race week in Azerbaijan and score some points. The team needs to have a strong weekend, putting everything together for the best possible result. We must not repeat what happened in Monaco.”
– Fabiana Valenti, photo Red Bull
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