Alonso shoots nothing at Ferrari: “Risk of rain? Only they know what to expect: they have unlimited tests with Pirelli…”

The polemical Fernando Fernando Alonso, at the end of yet another disastrous qualifying this year at the wheel of his Aston Martin, indulged in rather harsh and venomous words towards Ferrari, dragged into the middle of a controversy that arose almost out of nowhere regarding tomorrow’s weather conditions – a violent downpour has been forecast for days for Sunday’s GP – and the tests carried out in the wet by the Scuderia with Pirelli, which is the official tire supplier for the entire F1. As reported by the Spanish website AS, at the end of the classic interview at the end of qualifying with the journalists present in Miami, Alonso was asked what his expectations were for tomorrow’s race in the event of a wet race. “In the dry we have no chance and in the wet, probably not even – observed the two-time world champion, before going on the attack – we don’t know what can happen in the wet, it will be the first time with these cars in these conditions. Only Ferrari can afford this luxury, because it carries out unlimited tests with Pirelli. We are not Ferrari, so we have to learn during the races”. Ferrari advantaged? DateCircuitoTeams InvolvedTechnical notes28 February – 1 March 2026SakhirMercedes, McLarenCancelled for safety reasons (instability in the Middle East)30-31 March 2026SuzukaRed Bull, Racing BullsDevelopment of intermediate and wet tires after the Japanese GP9-10 April 2026Fiorano FerrariCorrective test for final validation of wet compounds The reference of the Asturian is – probably – to the tests carried out in Fiorano last 9-10 April by the Maranello team in which the compounds to be used in the event of a wet track were tested together with Pirelli. However, it must be said that after the Japanese GP, in Suzuka, a few weeks earlier, Pirelli had planned a test with Red Bull and Racing Bulls which de facto turned into a wet test, given that the Japanese track had been hit by heavy rain. Finally, at the end of February Mercedes and McLaren were supposed to carry out some tests for rain tires in Bahrain, with the Sakhir circuit due to be artificially irrigated. However, the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf led to the cancellation of that test session.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-03 07:52:00