Less than two weeks to know the first details of the Aston Martin AMR23 of Fernando Alonso Y Lance Stroll. On February 13, the green team will show its car at Silverstone. And the expectation grows at times.
Authorized voices of Formula 1 have warned about the big surprise that the team could give in 2023. Especially thanks to the incorporations of Alonso and the guru Dan Fallowsthe pupil of Adrian Newley at Red Bull.
Newey was precisely the one who issued the first warning, recalling what happened with Brawn GP in 2009 with the title of Jenson Button.
“At first I didn’t like the new regulations, they seemed restrictive to me, but now I think the chassis and the front wing move in a very narrow frame, but there are also areas with a surprising amount of freedom,” said Newey, stating that ” it is very possible that Someone else has a better idea.”
‘Czech’ Pereznow at Red Bull and formerly of Racing Point, said that Alonso “will lift the team”: “All I hear is that It’s going to be a very competitive year for Aston Martin.”
“It would be very good for the sport and for everyone to have Fernando up front fighting with Carlos, with us,” said the Mexican.
Lobato’s hope
Journalist Antonio Lobato He expects great things from Aston Martin this season: “I have been told that it is going to be very spectacular. What they are saying in the factories right now is that Aston Martin is going to take a very big leap forward.”
“He’s not going to win races or fight for the World Cup, but he could be up to Alpine and McLaren at the start of the season”, he added.
The gaps”
Eric Blandinan Aston Martin engineer, celebrated the “loopholes” they had found in the regulations: “It’s great that you find a small lagoon and use it to your advantage.
“We have changed more than 90% of the car and 95% of the aerodynamic surfaces. We have also implemented some smart innovations in the 2023 car,” he said.
