He level demonstrated by Aston Martinwhich for the moment must be taken with tweezers since they are tests and the teams do not show all their cards, has caused an impact on the grid of Formula 1.
Fernando Alonso came second on Thursday, just 29 thousandths of a Max Vertappen. In the green team they offered him more speed to set the best time, but the two-time champion did not want. You will have your reasons.
Well, the magazine ‘Auto Motor und Sport’, a prestigious German medium, assures this Friday that said return of the Asturian it was with enough gasoline. In fact, Pedro de la Rosa, Aston Martin ambassador, stated that the team I wasn’t looking for a twist to stand out.
In addition, they collect the testimony of an engineer: “It may even be ahead of Mercedes in the first phase (of the season)”.
The reality is that Aston Martin has taken a very big step forward and it has not gone unnoticed in pre-season tests. On his first day, Fernando Alonso finished second. In the first session of the second, has finished third.