The good feelings of Aston Martin in the preseason they have aroused the illusion of seeing again Fernando Alonso in a competitive car, although the absence of Lance Stroll in the Bahrain tests is a setback for the Silverstone team.
“There are things about the Aston Martin that only Lance can tell. How the brakes feel, all those things that I don’t know if they are a legacy of the team or something new in this car”, Alonso told ‘As’.
The Canadian pilot has been part of the design of the AMR23 from the beginning and has been in charge of the development in the simulator, so he is the one who can best transmit to the Asturian the keys to understand how the car works.
This weekend, with the return of Stroll after his arm injury, both drivers will be able to share feelings about the operation of the new parts that Aston Martin debuts at the Bahrain Grand Prixwhich will undoubtedly help Alonso to shorten his adaptation period and be competitive from the first race.
Precisely, this help to adapt to the new car contrasts with what Alonso found on his arrival in Alpine in 2021, when the absence of ‘feedback’ from Esteban Ocon he weighed down the team during the first half of the season.
That year, the French team had to radically change the philosophy of the car to adapt it to Alonso’s driving style, something that this 2023 will not be necessary.
A very different vibe from Alpine
Alonso’s relationship with Stroll contrasts with the one he had with Esteban Ocon. Contrary to what happened with the Frenchman, the Canadian driver seems to have accepted the leading role of the Oviedo driver, collaborating from the outset to make the AMR23 as competitive a car as possible, something that has aroused optimism in the British team.
