Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne They will see each other quite a lot for work reasons. After his time at McLaren, the Spaniard and the Belgian, one of the great talents that existed in F1 in the middle of the last decade, meet again in aston martin with the clear goal of being world champions.
Vandoorne, yes, will have another role. Formula 1 champion He will be a test and reserve pilot for the team. while Alonso and Stroll will be the ones whose task is to add the most points for Aston Martin on each race weekend.
Now, in an interview with ‘Brand’, the Belgian is full of praise for the Asturian, and describes him as a “icon” for Formula 1.
“Seeing that Alonso continues to fight at the highest level for points is a great motivation for me”, says Stoffel.
Vandoorne has no doubts: “I can learn a lot of Fernando Alonso. We both work for the same goal.”
“We have more experience now. We are at different stages of our careers. We will do our best to get the most out of the car”, insists.
The Belgian, to finish, sentence: “He is an excellent driver. He is an icon of Formula 1.”
