What was behind Alonso’s “cannot ******* believe it” radio message

Fernando Alonso has defined his “can’t ******* imagine it” radio message that he issued within the early phases of the Qatar Grand Prix.

The Spaniard had been working eighth through the preliminary security automotive part that had been triggered by Esteban Ocon and Franco Colapinto’s opening nook crash.

However on the restart for the start of lap 5, Alonso discovered himself on the backfoot as each Lewis Hamilton and Yuki Tsunoda swooped previous him on the principle straight.

In a radio message that was broadcast on the worldwide feed, Alonso mentioned: “I can’t ******* imagine it man. Two years with the identical ******* downside on the straights.”

Whereas the reference to straight line velocity initially was suspected to be in reference to the high-drag traits that Aston Martin has had over current years, his remarks have been really extra about power deployment out of the corners.

And particularly, it was how Aston Martin had programmed the power deployment traits to make sure that he had most increase accessible on the restart.

Reflecting on the radio message, Alonso, who went on to complete seventh, mentioned: “It isn’t the primary race that we’re missing prime velocity within the first lap of the race, or after the security automotive.

“I feel the automotive is confused that also considering that we’re behind the security automotive, so we do not deploy the power correctly out of the final nook when it is a inexperienced flag. That clearly could be very pricey in case you do not deploy the power when you’ve got all of the automobiles round you.

“We misplaced, I feel, two or three locations on the first restart, and that was very worrying for the ultimate end result of the race.

“We compensated on the finish with some security automobiles and higher luck. So we’re nonetheless investigating. I feel we all know what the problem is. We simply want to seek out the answer.”

Aston Martin group boss Mike Krack mentioned that the group wanted to do a correct evaluation in regards to the affect of the power deployment and the way the automotive’s acceleration in comparison with the opposition.

“I feel he was a bit pissed off there, to not have the ability to assault extra on the restart,” defined Krack. “It is one thing we have to take a look at.

“I feel our traction was not nice, and that is what he primarily feels. Clearly, from a driver’s perspective, to begin with there’s having frustration. That is the very first thing.

“However then secondly, you assume perhaps they’re deploying otherwise, or somebody is utilizing the power otherwise. So we’ll look into it.

“It will be significant that we discern what it’s like, as a result of perhaps it’s a remark that’s deceptive for going ahead. However I perceive that it was made, as a result of that is your feeling there, and also you’re determined as a result of individuals are simply going [past].”

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