Tension and future at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid

Media day at Madring, debutant in the great circus of Formula 1, and pit day. In the Ferrari motorhome everything was long and indirect faces between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton due to last weekend's disaster in Monza, in Aston Martin Fernando Alonso continues to pluck the daisy of his future in the team and in Williams Carlos Sainz Jr is emotional when remembering his beginnings in the city where he was born, now the capital of Formula 1 for a few days. Thursday's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid had everything, including a controversy between the Asturian and Ferrari over the tests that the Italian team carried out a few months ago on the Spanish circuit.

"My opinion on the track? Better ask the Ferrari drivers," Alonso replied, ironically, when they questioned his feelings about the circuit. A few meters away, in the Ferrari motorhome, Hamilton laughed and responded directly to the Spaniard. "We can't take almost any advantage from that. There was a lot of dust, a lot. There was no grip at all and it wasn't a test. We were recording, we weren't even going full throttle in the corners. We simply had little power and little grip. The only advantage is that we saw where the corners were. Just like that," explained the British driver.

In his press conference, Alonso ruled out announcing his future "soon." "It won't be soon," said the Asturian, who at 45 years old ends his contract with Aston Martin at the end of this season. He did not rule out a return to the WEC (World Endurance Championship) and is waiting for more news about the new regulations to decide, making it clear that there were drivers who "have visited Lawrence (Stroll) this summer" to assess the possibilities of signing for Aston Martin.

"Recharging the battery in theoretically fun places is still rewarded, but I have hope that the rules will improve. I think it is a matter of understanding what next year's rules will have an impact or not on racing and driving. I think that the current cars, as I have said many times, are not the best to drive and enjoy, but let's hope to take a step forward in the right direction next year," he reflected.