MADRID, May 24. (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) admits how “very exciting” it is to compete in the streets of Monaco, the scene this weekend of the sixth Formula 1 World Grand Prix, and how Saturday are vital, because doing it well there will set them up “for another good result”.

“The Monaco Grand Prix is ​​a race that we always look forward to as Formula 1 drivers. It’s very exciting to race in these streets, there’s nothing like it, and we’re curious to see how the car behaves on a slow-speed circuit like that,” Alonso detailed in statements provided by his team on Wednesday.

For this reason, the Asturian knows that “it will be important” that they make sure “to set up the car correctly and get into the rhythm from the start”. “As overtaking is so difficult in Monaco, the grid position will also be critical for Sunday’s result. If we can have a good Saturday it will set us up for another good result this weekend,” he said. He underlines.

The double world champion, who considers this race “one at home” because he has a “little trip”, also celebrated “to compete again after the cancellation” of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix due to floods in the region, but wished that “everyone is safe in Italy”. “At the end of the day, it was the right decision not to race this weekend,” he said.

For his part, his teammate Lance Stroll agreed that it was wise to cancel the last Grand Prix because “the safety of all involved must always come first” and assured that that of Monaco “is really special and not like the others. “.

“It requires total focus and total commitment, pushing you more in a lap than any other track on the calendar. There are no long straights, just narrow, winding streets, so no time to think about it, you just have to trust your intuition. It’s been said before, but it’s a real privilege to race on a track with so much history and I have lots of fond memories of the epic Grands Prix here,” said added the Canadian.