Alfa Romeo F1 is coming off a very frustrating race in Singapore: Guanyu Zhou retired early in the event after being snagged by Nicholas Latifi, while Valtteri Bottas fell to a top-10 position.
The Finnish driver, who is also the last driver to have won at Suzuka, is delighted to be back in Japan and to leave the disappointment of Marina Bay behind him.
« I am happy to return to Suzuka three years later, the atmosphere is incredible and the fans are very passionate and welcoming. I have very good memories of the last race contested here in 2019 since I won the Grand Prix, having already finished on the podium there the previous year. »
« Singapore Sunday was not really our day, it was frustrating to finish one place in the points. Despite that, we showed a good level of performance and we will also have some updates on the car this weekend. J So hopefully we’ll be in the fight from the start and can fight for the top 10. »
Guanyu Zhou, who will discover this route, is for his part « delighted to race at Suzuka, one of the most iconic circuits on the calendar. »
« It was unfortunate that my Singapore race ended because of another driver’s mistake, especially because our pace was promising. We were pretty quick in the dry, so hopefully the weather will be on our side. side in Japan. If we do our job well and qualify well, that should help us get the result we want on Sunday. »
Disappointed like the rest of his team after Singapore, manager Frédéric Vasseur hopes to see Alfa Romeo F1 bounce back this weekend.
“Singapore is barely behind us as we are already ready for the second round of this double race at Suzuka. We haven’t raced there since 2019 and so it’s good to be back, as this track has materialized great and exciting battles in the past. »
« We had a difficult weekend in Singapore where we failed to score points despite an interesting pace, especially in the dry, but it’s promising for Japan where we will also have developments for the C42. »
