Alonso makes a strong appeal to everyone involved in F1

I was relaxed and happy to witness Real Madrid’s victory over Bayern Munich live at the Santiago Bernabeu a few days ago in the Champions League. Fernando Alonso He attended a written press conference at Aston Martin Hospitality at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Milan. Imola (Italy), during a lecture he attended. Sports WorldAnd the disproportionate decision and other actions by the Commissioner against the Spaniard have once again raised the issue of the need to change the current sporting regulations to avoid controversial situations such as those experienced by Fernando Alonso in the last edition of the tournament, where no other pilot was penalized.

Fernando Alonso was happy to see other drivers think the same way he does, and rather than take issue with himself or adding to the controversy, he said: He began his responsible speech calling for “unity for all,” Everyone, including the drivers, the FIA ​​and the teams, are putting their own interests aside and thinking about the interests of the sport for a better future, be it fighting in races or overtaking.

“What if the issue has already been resolved? I think we always talk and I think it’s still open as to where we stand. We are in discussions with the drivers, with the FIA, with the stewards, with the future, with the regulations, with the future driving rules, and a lot more. Certainly, from our point of view, I think the sanctions were a bit inconsistent. That will continue to be the case. I think when there’s an accident or an investigation, one side thinks one way and the other side thinks the opposite. That’s the nature of sport. However, there have been several cases, especially in the last two or three years, where both parties had the same idea in mind and the “umpire” (commissioner) had something else in mind.it’s a weird thing in this sport. So this is something we have to address and I was happy to read this the other day too. Checo (Perez) and Logan (Sergeant) said the penalty was a little weird, so I wasn’t the only one.”

More problems for the commissioners?

“Well, we always try to race hard and avoid contact. I think you’ve seen how sensitive these cars are, the aerodynamic devices and even going on the gravel here in Imola, where they open it up, it’s almost like abandonment. If you damage the car, it will slow you down so much. So we try to race hard because we definitely want to avoid contact (with other cars) and that’s what racing is about. “We just need to simplify (the regulations),” he said. “Like I said, everybody is trying to get better, learn from their mistakes and just have a simple weekend.”

“Even in qualifying, it’s not that easy. You leave the garage and there’s a queue of cars in the pit lane and it’s just coins in the air. You don’t know if you’ll have enough time to complete a lap. Instead, you’re in everyone’s hands at that point and it depends on when they put in first gear and come out of the pit lane. This kind of thing is all very new in this sport. So they These are things we have to discuss and improve. But everyone was united. We have to do it together! You know, the FIA, the teams, the drivers and we have to be united in that regard, because sometimes we have a lack of unity among ourselves, or even between the teams, or there is a fight between the teams, or even between the drivers and the teams who can’t agree on something. I think that’s the biggest difficulty we have.

Aston Martin’s evolution at Imola

“It’s much less than what was announced in the Spanish media, but I think it will be a good step, it was a good step in Bahrain.”, We took good steps in Jeddah, Australia and Japan, and then a little bit of a step forward in Miami, so this year we’ll basically be bringing new items to every race. It’s no different here in Imola. We still don’t know tomorrow if it will improve lap times over the other updates. Unlike the last two sprint events, there will be three training sessions here, so there is plenty of time to optimize the new package and the setup. But I don’t think it will be any different to the other races. Then next week we’ll make further improvements in Monaco, Canada and Barcelona. “So it’s a long road until the end of the year.”

The modifications are not yet aimed specifically at improving race performance

“Not yet. For now, I think all we’re bringing is more performance, more load on the car, less drag on the car, so more lap times. Every time we bring something, this year it seems to correlate with the wind. Anything that makes the tunnel or the car perform better is a good thing. But it’s relative. If I get two tenths and the whole group gets two tenths, I’m going to be 1.5 seconds worse than I was at the weekend. And like I said, I think the key is not big improvements, but consistency throughout the season and then waiting for a few races.

“But I think that, given the weaknesses of the car and probably the balance that we’re facing right now, it’s a more concrete project. It’s not underway yet.”

Full confidence in Aston Martin and its progress

“If you look at the efforts we’ve put into the development of the season and the progress we’ve made in the wind tunnel from last year to the end of the year, this is a much better profile than what we see now, but we’re in very good shape. It’s a tough environment, we continue to improve and we’re fighting against teams that started with a better baseline, but our car is better than last year. The results aren’t what they’re looking for because the first four teams are doing a great job, but we like the challenge too.”

“And if we want to fight for world championships one day, that’s something we have to go through. You know, that process of becoming a top team off the track as well. And I’m even more happy with the team’s progress this year. But looking at the first six or seven races, it’ll be hard to explain in terms of results, but I have full confidence in the team and we see a good direction now.