Guillaume Desoutou, head of AlphaTauri’s vehicle performance department, explained that the brake troubles that two AT03 cars had during the F1 Japan GP official qualifying on the 8th (Sat) were “brake material problems”.
Yuki Tsunoda somehow managed to advance to Q2 in 12th place with 3 new sets, but Pierre Guthrie exploded with dissatisfaction, saying, “The brakes don’t work!” We suffered Q1 defeat.
“FP3 was our first opportunity to set up the car for dry conditions, but we struggled to find the right balance, especially in the garage on Pierre’s side,” said Desotout following Saturday’s session.
“So we took more risks than usual, and we made a lot of changes to the set-up of the two cars for qualifying.”
“Unfortunately we were hampered by a brake material issue, which we need to analyze in detail to understand the cause.”
“In Q1, both drivers suffered from front wheel lock. Yuki managed to put together a good lap, but Pierre was knocked out.”
“Going into Q2, Yuki showed more performance from the car, but he still lacked confidence in his braking.”
Yuki Tsunoda is 13th on the grid sandwiched between Alfa Romeos, and Gasly is 17th on the grid behind the Williams FW44, which overwhelms the others with speed traps.
“There are still opportunities,” Desotout said.
“Especially if some forecasts show rain in the middle of the race. To go”
2022 F1 Japan Grand Prix QualifyingMax Verstappen (Red Bull) takes pole position. Charles Leclerc was 2nd, Carlos Sainz was 3rd, and Ferrari continued.
The 2022 F1 Japan Grand Prix final race will start the formation lap at 14:00 on Sunday, October 9th, and compete for the championship by completing 53 laps of the Suzuka Circuit, which is 5807m long.
