‘Excitement? Yes’, admits Fernando Alonso

The FIA ​​took part in the same official press conference in Sakir, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainzwas run during the lunch break before taking over from their respective colleagues for the afternoon session.

The Asturian said, “We are still discovering about the car. Last year Aston Martin struggled with the car, we have completely changed our philosophy. This year 95% of the cars are It’s new, so I think I have a little experience with it, and I’ve been doing different setups and different things over the past few days.”

“Hopefully we can put it all together, but we need time. We need a few races to get the full potential of the car. We don’t have time to do it, that’s what we want,” said Aston Martin leader Aston Martin, who has carried the weight of testing during the absence of Lance Stroll’s injury, but is now the third driver to do so. He stressed that he was replaced by a young Brazilian Dragovic.

Fernando kept his speech about trying to lay a good foundation in 2023 to think big already in 2024“That was the goal. Last year’s platform wasn’t good enough. I think with this new car we can develop that all season long. Next year we’ll be able to use more than just 5% and that helps the team.Have some continuity.”

“After all, all F1 teams have a similar philosophy when it comes to competition and there is energy here for future title contenders. The new factory will be ready in the summer and the new wind tunnel will be completed. Basic infrastructure for the future. Are you excited? Yes, I think there will be more in the next two years, but this team has expressed an interest in quickly leading the way. With all the talent that joined the project, I think it’s very good.