Ideologue of the golden age of Red Bull (2010-2013) by the hand of Sebastian Vettel and his four world titles and architect of the resurrection of the energy drink brand after the monopoly of Mercedes in Formula 1 (2014-2020), to Dan Fallows few things can surprise you.
However, in Aston Martin has come across one: Fernando Alonso. The technical director of those from Silverstone has highlighted the impact he has had since his arrival at the team on the official F1 podcast, ‘Beyond the Grid’.
“Fernando is able to adapt super quickly and as soon as he gets in the car he can describe how can you get the car to evolve and improve. Not only is he incredibly talented, but he’s also been at that level for a long time”, the ‘guru’ started.
Fallows, just like Max Verstappenbelieves that Alonso should have won more: “Now he has developed a kind of unlucky label, because everyone is aware that should have had a much brighter career statistically than it has had for various reasons.
“But there is no doubt that he is a world champion and that he still has the level of a world champion. everyone is writing 33 everywhere, but his fan base is absolutely huge,” he added.
What caught the attention of the two-time F1 champion?: “I was a bit surprised, because, you know, he has always been a driver in a rival teamso I automatically wanted him to do pretty badly, but it was nothing personal.”
“What has surprised me the most is the level of passion you still have. Having been in this category for so long… It’s just extraordinary the passion, the interest and wanting to be involved in as many aspects as a driver as I can and wanting to guide us as a team,” explained the engineer.
“It’s like some kind of Tasmanian devil (laughs). And we have all reacted to it. It’s a big boost for us as a team. Last year was a very difficult year and all these things have helped lift the team to bring that new energy. And he is a big part of that”, has settled.
