In the round-up: Fernando Alonso owned up to a sub-par performance after finishing ninth in the Miami Grand Prix.
In brief
Alonso’s Miami performance “nothing spectacular”
Alonso salvaged two points from ninth on the grid in Miami, but admitted it was not one of his best weekends.
“We were struggling this weekend,” he told the official F1 channel. “We didn’t find the set-up, we didn’t find the speed, and me personally I was not driving well the whole weekend.
“I was just not extracting the maximum in qualifying or the sprint. Yesterday, also, I didn’t put a perfect lap together.
“Today was a good race, but nothing spectacular. So we need to come back stronger. We have ups and downs, definitely Miami was one of the downs. But even with that, two points, we’ll take it.”
Verstappen damaged floor when he went off
Max Verstappen damaged his car’s floor when he went off the track and hit a bollard during the Miami Grand Prix, team principal Christian Horner has confirmed.
He fell behind Lando Norris during the subsequent Safety Car period and was unable to challenge the McLaren driver after the restart, finishing over seven seconds behind him. “He did well to maintain his position, but it was difficult for him to recover from there,” said Horner.
Alpine split strategies for first point
Alpine team principal Bruno Famin said the team’s first points haul of the year came about thanks to them splitting their strategies between their drivers. Esteban Ocon benefited from the timing of the Safety Car period and claimed the final point for 10th place.
“We had a clear plan where one car would try to pit early and undercut the cars around us while the other car would take a gamble by running a longer first stint in hope of a VSC, SC or red flag scenario,” said Famin. “On this occasion this is how it unfolded and it was Esteban who scored the point in 10th place.”
Stroll queries latest penalty
Lance Stroll was not convinced he deserved a penalty for overtaking Alexander Albon off the track during the Miami Grand Prix. The Aston Martin driver was given a 10-second time penalty for the infringement. “We’ll go through the onboards later, but it feels like a strange penalty,” he said.
Ricciardo laments poor straight-line speed
Daniel Ricciardo said his RB wasn’t quick enough in a straight line to make progress from last on the grid.
“Yesterday’s quali hurt, and unfortunately I think was the…
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