2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix Highlights

With high speeds and flowing corners, it’s the season’s penultimate race and the year’s final Sprint. Get the thoughts of Lance and Fernando below after the 2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso

It was a perfect Sunday for us, finishing seventh and scoring six points. The car felt a little stronger than yesterday, and we capitalised on some of the actions ahead of us, including retirements and penalties, but we were in the right place at the right time tonight. It’s a good time to get some points on the board for the team, and hopefully, we can carry this form into Abu Dhabi and finish the season on a high there.

Lance Stroll

The car wasn’t feeling right from the start of the race. I locked the front left at Turn 2, which was strange because it’s not a corner for which you brake that much. Then at Turn 5 I made contact with Alex [Albon] which was completely unintentional. I wasn’t trying to race him; I was just trying to hold my line on the inside of the corner, but I picked up massive levels of understeer. Maybe my tyres weren’t working correctly because I couldn’t do anything about it. Retiring from the race is a shame, but we’ll go again in Abu Dhabi next weekend.

Mike Krack, Team Principal:

It was an action-packed Qatar Grand Prix where we scored six critical points with a strong seventh place for Fernando. It was a race where our patience paid off with good strategy. It is such a shame that Lance was forced to retire early because he would have scored points as well.

Lance’s car got caught up in the busy first-lap battles, and there was contact with Alex Albon, which looked to be a racing incident from our perspective. Lance reported feeling something strange with the car, which impacted performance, and we retired the car soon after that. It’s onwards now to Abu Dhabi, the final race of the season, where we will look to score more points and end the year on a high note.

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