![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/fernando-alonso-blasts-key-f1-change-after-lewis-hamilton-out-qualified-max-verstappen/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Lewis-Hamilton-Max-Verstappen-Fernando-Alonso-main-REX-SHUTTERSTOCK-GETTY.png&description=Alonso's old F1 rival Hamilton sensationally got the better of Verstappen in qualifying on Saturday, but the Spaniard is not impressed at the factor he believes has caused this outcome Fernando Alonso claimed a change in the Pirelli tyres used in Formula 1 was the reason behind Lewis Hamilton being able to out-qualify Max Verstappen for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Red Bull have had the most dominant car by some way this season. They won all 10 races leading up to Sunday's event and Verstappen was responsible for eight of those 10 victories. He had also qualified on pole for each of the previous five Grands Prix. But that run came to an end in Budapest as Hamilton snatched it from his rival by just three-thousandths of a second. Despite having been so dominant all season, the gap between Red Bull and their rivals seems to have shortened dramatically. At the same time, Aston Martin have lost some of the pace with which they began the year, while the likes of Mercedes and McLaren have made great leaps forward. According to Alonso, speaking after that qualifying session, a slight change in the compounds of the tyres used may be behind that sudden power shift. "It is [not] a coincidence that when the new Pirelli tyres came in Silverstone there are a couple of teams that were struggling more, and a couple of teams that are very happy with the car now," said the Spaniard. "It's not only us, I think Red Bull has clearly been hit with those tyres. They've been one-two in every qualifying, one-two in every race, and now they are not even on pole position. Checo [Perez] is struggling to be in the top 10. At Silverstone I think Max was only three seconds in front of Lando [Norris]. So I see things a little bit abnormal since Silverstone." Alonso doubled down on his theory in a second interview, in which he was critical of the change which appears to have hampered his team. The 41-year-old added: "These new Pirelli tyres, no-one is talking about it. "We've lost performance out of){kind=link}
Alonso’s old F1 rival Hamilton sensationally got the better of Verstappen in qualifying on Saturday, but the Spaniard is not impressed at the factor he believes has caused this outcome
Fernando Alonso claimed a change in the Pirelli tyres used in Formula 1 was the reason behind Lewis Hamilton being able to out-qualify Max Verstappen for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Red Bull have had the most dominant car by some way this season. They won all 10 races leading up to Sunday’s event and Verstappen was responsible for eight of those 10 victories.
He had also qualified on pole for each of the previous five Grands Prix. But that run came to an end in Budapest as Hamilton snatched it from his rival by just three-thousandths of a second.
Despite having been so dominant all season, the gap between Red Bull and their rivals seems to have shortened dramatically. At the same time, Aston Martin have lost some of the pace with which they began the year, while the likes of Mercedes and McLaren have made great leaps forward.