It is impossible to count with the fingers of one hand dropouts due to reliability issues that Fernando Alonso had in 2022. That the two-time F1 world champion suffered with an Alpine team whose Renault engine was not exactly indestructible. Now, in 2023, at Aston Martin, the Asturian can leave all that behind. can leave behind images that should not have been produced.
can dedicate just drive. To achieve results. To add points. To compete as only he and a select few know Do it on the entire Formula 1 grid. The reason? The Mercedes engine that is inside the new AMR23.
That he has been in the Aston Martin and on time. Since that era of Racing Point, in which they won a race with Sergio Pérez and they were the best team for quite a few races. Why not dream of the same.
“Engine, engine problem”
Putting the data on the table, suffice it to say that Alonso said goodbye in six races. five of them they had to do with the Renault power unit. Nothing to do with Aston Martin.
Because, for now, between the two drivers, between Vettel and Stroll, added in 2022 the same KO as the Asturian. That is already a point for the British brand.
The other is for Mercedes. because of all of them only Sebastian had to say goodbye to a career for its power unit. It was in Italy.
But the speed…
Neither Vettel nor Stroll had more problems than that with the Mercedes engine in the race. And while, Alonso leaving moments like in Mexico.
Of course, if reliability is a more than strong point, another thing is the issue of top speed. Something that, yes, more than with the engine may have to do with the ‘porposing’ and what they had to do to limit its effects.
Compared with other engines, the Mercedes wins when it comes to reliability. It must also be remembered that it is in eight of the 20 World Cup cars, having more presence than any other biker.
Renault, being alone in the Alpine, It has had more incidents with its engines than the Germans. Ferrari can’t say much either. Honda, or Red Bull PowerTrains, had a season that had little to do with those mythical ones at McLaren in 2015 and 2017.
Alonso, without Mercedes since 2007
We will see how Alonso manages with a Mercedes engine in his car. Your first and last experience It was at McLaren when he was at the gates of his third Formula 1 World Cup.
