20/10/2023
NEWS STORY
Fernando Alonso: "We were uncompetitive today in the Sprint and we haven't been able to optimise our package all weekend.
"We need to keep looking at what we can learn from this weekend and try to score some points tomorrow. The whole Campus has worked flat out to bring the upgrade here to Austin, but the biggest problem so far this weekend was the challenging FP1 session where we had such limited time and laps to test the upgraded car out."
Lance Stroll: "It was a good start to the race; I made up a couple of places during the opening laps and I was happy with my overtake on Daniel [Ricciardo]. After that my tyres were beginning to fall away and I began losing the feeling with the brakes, so we had to retire and investigate. We'll regroup tonight - with the benefit of having had some more running - and prepare to go again tomorrow."
Mike Krack, Team Principal: "We did not have the pace to compete for points today, but we continue to learn about our updated AMR23 - which is not easy during a Sprint weekend. We saw both drivers enjoy some good battles out there today, especially on Lap One, but managing tyre life was the story of the Sprint for all teams. There are certainly some learnings that will help us going forward and we will take that knowledge into tomorrow's Grand Prix."