adminMONTREAL. — McLaren’s Fernando Alonso hopes tomorrow’s Canadian Grand Prix will be third time lucky, after his last two predictions of points failed to end a Formula One drought, but he is not counting on it.
The Spaniard, who joined from Ferrari at the end of last year, has yet to score in six races while Britain’s Jenson Button ended the team’s blank for the season with eighth place in Monaco two weeks ago.
“After missing two opportunities, in my case, to be in the points hopefully the third one will be the good one,” Alonso told reporters at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Thursday, without too much genuine optimism.
If Monaco was a real chance, because the slow and twisty street circuit allowed McLaren to be competitive despite their Honda engine being down on power compared to champions Mercedes, Canada is a fast track that takes its toll on engines and brakes.
Alonso said there was much to improve, on both the engine and chassis side, but the former champions had a good understanding of what was needed. — Reuters.
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