Carlos Sainz Jr dropped out of the points in the closing stages of the Portuguese Grand Prix, losing small ground on McLaren.
Alpine’s executive director, Marcin Budkowski, was encouraged to see both drivers competing alongside McLaren and Ferrari as the team scored double points in Portimao.
Ocon and Alonso were pleased to score double points in Portugal and happy to be fighting alongside McLaren and Ferrari.
Andreas Seidl says it was a great recovery drive for McLaren at the Portuguese Grand Prix, after disappointing results in qualifying.
Lando Norris continued his excellent start to the F1 season with a finish inside the top five at the Portuguese Grand Prix while Daniel Ricciardo fought through the pack to secure some much-needed points.
Haas Team Principal Guenther Stenier believes the team are making progress despite another disappointing showing in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Mick Schumacher sees big improvement for Haas despite another challenging qualifying session in Portugal.
"Quite challenging to get through the programme" - McLaren's Andrea Stella on practice sessions in Portugal
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McLaren’s Andrea Stella described the Friday practice sessions as ‘busy’ and ‘difficult’ in the changing and challenging conditions in Portugal.
Daniel Ricciardo felt comfortable in the MCL35M throughout the Friday session, while Lando Norris suffers a few problems.
Valtteri Bottas tops the morning session in Portugal ahead of Max Verstappen in second. Lewis Hamilton struggled and could only fifth fastest.
Pierre Gasly expects a different challenge at the Portuguese Grand Prix compared to the opening two Grand Prix as AlphaTauri look to add to their fourteen points total so far.
Both Aston Martin drivers are hoping they can unleash the full potential of the AMR21in Portugal this weekend, after a difficult opening two races.
Andreas Seidl said the MCL35M was the third-quickest car in the Bahrain Grand Prix after both drivers score points at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
McLaren began their 2021 F1 season on a positive note with both drivers finishing in the points, despite Daniel Ricciardo not being overly impressed with his race performance.
Williams Racing’s Dave Robson says their FW43B car is still underperforming despite a good opening day of practice in Bahrain.
George Russell and Nicholas Latifi have voiced their concerns about the FW43B after the first practice sessions of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Verstappen isn’t getting his hopes up despite topping both practice session, stating that ‘tomorrow is a different day’.
