Fernando Alonso will drive the entire day on Friday, and it remains to be decided what happens on Saturday. Aston Martin confirms that the Brazilian Drugovich, with 40 laps this Thursday, remains in the chamber in case it is necessary to get back on the AMR23. The presence of him in these tests seems fundamentally a matter of foresight: if Stroll could not participate in the Bahrain GP, they should turn to him. But it is clear that for the team, the kilometers of the two-time champion are more valuable when it comes to collecting data and generating sensations in the car.
“In general I am happy with the first official test. As a team we reached 100 laps (60 from Ferdinand) and it was a strong start despite minor issues that we resolved. We experiment with very different things and each lap is important, we learn. I’m enjoying this part of the preparation.” said the pilot.
Mike Krack, team leader, provided vague details about the condition of Stroll: “He was training on his bike and had a small incident. It was damaged and as a precaution we decided that it was better to wait a bit and that it would be ready next week. His injury? It is personal, he is injured in the hand, in the wrist, but I do not want to detail it because it is his privacy ”. Regarding the electrical failure in the morning: “We had an electrical problem that made us lose some time. We then worked on the aerodynamics program to test various options, although with a young driver it is difficult because you are always on used tyres. We confirmed the wind tunnel data and so far, it’s going well.”
