When Fernando Alonso speaks you have to pay attention. wise, and veteran like no other, the two-time Formula 1 world champion faces at 41 years old a new adventure. It will be in the ranks Aston Martina team with which he has already taken his first steps… and they have been more than happy.
The Asturian, dressed in green and with a smile from ear to ear, He was already with his new team, even testing the simulator. His conclusions could not have been more positive.
And he knows about this for a while. He has gone through Minardi, for a champion Renaultfor a McLaren that, if it weren’t for the absurd internal duels, would have won the title without problems with him or with Hamilton, at Ferrari, in that failed attempt to recover the golden age of Honda with McLaren and, finally, in Alpine. Yes, it sounds like you have experience.
“The car is very competitive”
One that has helped him to say, without any fear, what he thinks of his first experience with Aston Martin.
“Am happily surprised. The car is very competitive”, he affirmed in words that includes ‘GPFans’ and that Alonso performed in ‘As’.
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“Alonso has his contacts everywhere”
If he has said that, he will have his reasons. Reasons that Mike Krack, the boss of Aston Martin, has already dropped hinting at how easy it was to agree with Alonso. He was in Alpine, who finished better than the British and who, by performance, seems to be in a more favorable position. However, Krack said they had no Not even convincing Fernando.
“We didn’t even have to convince Alonso. He has his contacts everywhere.” it states.
Contacts that surely have been informing Fernando of how he was doing or of how could everything go on each team. Contacts who will have studied Alpine, and Aston Martin, and who have seen a better project in the british team.
Aston Martin, in clear rise
They have finished seventh in the 2022 World Cup. They have finished with 55 points, the same as Alfa Romeo. As for drivers, Vettel finished with 38 units, compared to Lance Stroll’s 17… but with a more than promising end of the course.
And with a future in which they can already count on the top names they have incorporated. One of them is Dan Fallows, Red Bull head of aerodynamics in the years of Sebastian Vettel’s titles. The other, Eric Blandin, one of the key names of Mercedes in the World Cups in recent years.
In addition, a more than obvious investment in personnel and facilities, with that new wind tunnel and simulator that promise to be at the forefront of F1.
All this suggests that Alonso has his reasons for to be “happily surprised”. To think that, why not, Aston Martin can take this step forward in a clear way that other teams could resist more.
The most improved car in 2023?
It is time to see how the car performs in the tests prior to the World Cup, but it is a good test to see Fernando smiling and “surprised” for good. Will Aston Martin be the ‘most improved car’ in 2023?
