Alonso ready for second home race!

By role
July 15 2003

Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso is looking forward to this weekend's British GP. After more than a year living in Oxford, Alonso can cal England a second home and that will mean a special motivation for the young Spaniard.

The Bristish Gp is about to get under way and the Renault F1 team is getting ready to put the French GP result behind them:

"When you race close to home, it is always a special feeling, and it feels a bit like that for Silverstone. The British side of the team is based nearby, which will bring us a lot of supporters, and I live close to the circuit, so there is some extra motivation to do well. It will feel a bit like another home race, and the last one didn’t go too badly!" Alonso said.

he finished second at his home Grand Prix in Spain in April so his fans will be thrilled to see him back on the podium at the demanding Silverstone track:

"I don’t have a particular part of the circuit that I like more than the others – I enjoy the whole track! Around one lap, you have every type of corner, from high to low speed, hard braking points, and also some changes in gradient. Any driver enjoys a lap around Silverstone, because to be quick, you have to respond to every different kind of challenge possible." He said.

Alonso hopes that the new aero improvements will give them some extra push to challenge for the top positions:

"The most important set-up area is performance in the high-speed corners: the car has to be perfect through them to set a quick time. The new aerodynamic package will definitely help with that, and we should also be good in the low-speed sections. At a circuit like Silverstone, the aerodynamic improvements will definitely provide a bigger step here than at some other places. Also, Friday morning testing will be useful for finding some solutions with the tyres and set-up according to the conditions we will have during the weekend." He concluded.