Since the end of a bad weekend for Aston Martin in Barcelona two weeks ago, from the Silverstone team they have been leaving ‘breadcrumbs’ on the road that point to a revolution facing the Canadian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso affirming that it will be “last race without getting on the podium” and ensuring that with the new package of improvements expect “fight with the Red Bulls” it was only the beginning.
then came martin whitmarshCEO of Aston Martin Technologies, speaking about the “biggest update of the year”.
And finally, Mike Krackhead of the team, has assured that the improvements will mean “one step” for Alonso and Lance Stroll.
These updates are the great compelling reason that both the Asturian and the Canadian have to dream of something big in Montreal, but it is not the only one.
The history with Alpine
During the past season, and despite the disastrous reliability of the A522, Fernando Alonso silenced the world Formula 1 on various occasions, but especially in Canada.
The ’14’, with a Alpine light years behind the performance of today’s Aston Martin, it took the front row in Canada with a spectacular lap that was only surpassed by Max Verstappen.
If in the rain and with a car clearly inferior to the Red Bull He managed to start in second position, who knows what he will be able to do with a much better car.
“Last year, for example, I started second on the grid after a chaotic and wet qualifying session. It may rain again this weekend, So we’ll keep an eye on the radar“, Fernando explained in the preview.
“the circuit is fun And while overtaking can be difficult, it can also bring some amazing races, so we’ll be ready for anything.”
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Part of the ‘fault’ of that first line of Alonso in Canada was the rain… and for this weekend, especially for Saturday, It is also expected that it will rain at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
In the wet the forces are equal and that is where the two-time champion makes the difference. In Monaco he was the victim of an Aston Martin mistake, but if the team does not fail in Montreal in the event that it rains -and of course it doesn’t-, watch out for Alonso walking on water again.
