The Friday of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix always tends to be quite busy, although the drivers do not risk as much. However, in 2024 it was different, and most of them got so close to the walls that they brushed against themalthough there was no accident that destroyed the car, and it was there that Fernando Alonso put in a good lap to finish in third position in FP2.
The Asturian clocked a 1:11.753 with which he was less than half a second behind Charles Leclerc who dominated the afternoon session on the streets of his home, although beyond that, the positive thing was the good feelings that the Silverstone team offered, since Lance Stroll It was also within the theoretical points positions in practice.
Although he did not offer much after getting out of his car during the first day of competition in the small country of the Côte d’Azur, the man from Oviedo wanted focus on the work you will have together with your engineers to optimize everything for the important qualifying: “It was good to be able to ride today before the qualifying session tomorrow. We have to analyze all the data overnight and see what we can do in qualifying.”
For his part, his partner shared his desire to start with the session that will decide the starting positions in Sunday’s race after learning a few things: “We put in some good laps in today’s free practice, so we’ll spend the afternoon analyzing the data and making the most of what we’ve learned.”
“I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s qualifying session. Driving in Monaco is always a lot of fun, it’s all about pushing yourself to the limit,” said Lance Stroll. “It’s always an exciting session, so we’ll see what we can do.”
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