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Alonso: McLaren's German GP tests compromised final results
Fernando Alonso said McLaren’s decision to use Friday as a test session was the reason both drivers failed to set headline-grabbing times during Formula 1 German Grand Prix practice. McLaren utilised both of Friday’s free practice sessions at Hockenheim to carry out a series of aerodynamic and set-up tests in a bid to improve the performance of its MCL33 following a difficult start to the new season. As a result, Alonso could only manage the 12th-fastest time in FP1, before dropping down towards the lower reaches of the order in FP2 as he finished 17th. 5774263478001 CrashTV: “We did test a lot of things and we were probably compromised because of those tests in the final...
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