Comments from drivers who missed the prize after 11th place in the 2022 F1 Round 3 Australian Grand Prix.
At the 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix, three people, including active world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), retired. The two safety cars influenced the driver’s strategy, which was aiming to improve the ranking from behind.
11th place: Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
“I’m proud of my race, but of course it’s a little annoying to miss a point with such a narrow margin. The pace was good, but I lost my position in the safety car and it was a lot of work. I did my best and pushed pretty hard at the end, but I couldn’t get ahead because there weren’t any tires left in the battle with Alex. Still, we solved the start problem and the race was good. F1 Looking back on the first three rounds at, the worst result is 11th and we can build on this positive start with the aim of scoring points in every race. “
12th place: Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
“I’ve been in the top 10 for a while, but I didn’t have much pace to score points today. I think our strategy of running most of the race on hard tires was the right idea, but the data. And see what else you can learn. The 5-second penalty was frustrating even if you didn’t change your final race position. Valtteri (Bottus) after the virtual safety car. I was frustrated to be penalized for waving because I was catching and moving up the rankings. I would also like to thank the team again. Everyone will do a tremendous job to repair the car this weekend. In future races, I’ll raise my head and dig deeper to get more out of the car. “
13th place: Mick Schumacher (Haas)
“It was a very turbulent race. Early on when Carlos came back across the track. I think I was able to escape in a few meters. And Yuuki was pretty close in the safety car. Regarding the pace. I think it wasn’t too far away. It was a pity that there weren’t many opportunities to overtake here. I learned a lot and had some positive points. So I put it away together. I hope I can get better with Imola. “
14th place: Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
“It was a lot of fun and it was a good track. I was disappointed because I couldn’t get any points today. I felt it was faster than our position so I did a little gambling with hard tires but a safety car came in. The strategy was ruined. The initial setup here wasn’t good and I had a bit of a hard time with the tires with this new Tarmac, but it turned around and I was able to get pretty close to the pack in the race. There was a pretty decent pace. I was able to turn things around and I want to score points next time. “
15th place: Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
“I didn’t have the pace today. I struggled throughout the race and I need to find out why this isn’t happening again. It’s about catching up with other cars and staying within reach of the DRS. It was very difficult. I didn’t expect it to be so bad just because of the lack of overall performance. But this is the reality, so I’m positively switching my mind and improving for the next race. I would like to come”
16th place: Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
“It was definitely a tricky race, but I expected it to happen after the FP2 high fuel run. We think we’re having a lot of trouble with the tires and both compounds have graining and are correct. I was having a hard time keeping them in the window. There were multiple safety cars and virtual safety cars and a lot happened. It was so much to see Alex finally finish in 10th place. I’m happy and the whole team is very happy. It was difficult to start the season, but there are still many things to find. If Alex could get that performance out of the FW44, why not another car? No. From now on, we’ll spend a lot of time examining the data and figuring out how to make it work. “
17th place: Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
“To be honest, I’m disappointed this weekend. It’s hard to accept the results after bad luck in Saudi Arabia and here in Melbourne. I was probably in 6th place today and of course in yesterday’s qualifying. If there was no problem, there was even a possibility of qualifying. Today’s strategy was good, the car felt strong with hard tires. The pace was there and all the mediums around us stopped. The safety car reorganized the field, which virtually ended our race. Today, especially on the DRS train at the end of the race, it was difficult to overtake. This train deteriorated the medium tires and stopped again. I needed to. I have 20 more races, but I hope luck will shift in our favor for the rest of the season! “
DNF: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
“Needless to say, I’m very disappointed that I couldn’t finish today’s race. I still don’t know what happened to the car. I’m going to take it back to the factory and rebuild it. It may not be possible to finish the race before the race. I knew that, but I wasn’t aware of it. It wasn’t the result I needed to fight the championship, and the difference was already quite big. Of course, the Czech Republic did a good job and came in second. I’m glad I got the points, but I don’t think it’s easy to fix the problems of the whole team, so I have to work together as a team. There are many issues to be tackled. Do your best by switching between
DNF: Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
“Today, the lack of racing experience in this car didn’t help. I pushed a little too hard and lost control of the car with a curb on Turn 4 and couldn’t prevent the impact. It’s very frustrating. This was my first race with this car, so every lap in the race conditions is important and it’s a shame I couldn’t finish it. I know it’s a challenging car, but we’ll improve our performance. I’m still looking for a solution for this. It didn’t go as I expected this week, but I should move on and I’m confident that Imola will be stronger and come back. “
DNF: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
“It’s definitely a difficult weekend to digest. I was looking forward to the race yesterday, but I had a problem before the start. I had a problem with the steering wheel switch on the lap to the grid. 1 minute on the formation lap. I had to replace it before, but unfortunately the anti-stall worked at the start. I pushed too early even though the tires weren’t ready and I made a mistake trying to recover and overtake. The weekend was fine until Q3, but everything went wrong after that. I want to analyze carefully, learn and move on. The car feels good and the team and Charles win. I want to congratulate you. In Imola, I will be stronger and come back. ”
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