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Aston Martin 2023: when do they introduce the car for the season and what will Fernando Alonso’s new car look like?

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Fernando Alonso in his first Aston Martin test.

Fernando Alonso has a new home in Formula 1. The two-time world champion will now race with Aston Martinthe British team owned by Laurens Stroll and led by Mike Crack in which the Spaniard replaces another veteran such as Sebastian Vettel, to be Lance Stroll’s teammate.

The green team from Silverstone will be looking to improve on their results next two seasons in which he finished seventh in the constructors’ championship and with just three races in the top 5, all of them in 2021 (best result was Vettel’s second place at Azerbaijan GP in 2021).

With Alonso’s experience and talent and a new car, the British team is looking to achieve better performance in this new Formula 1 season.

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When is Aston Martin’s car launch for the 2023 F1 season?

The Monday, February 13 Aston Martin will begin that week by unveiling its design for the 2023 Formula 1 season. An event will be held at the team’s new factory in Silverstone, England, at 1:00 p.m. CDMX, 2:00 p.m. Eastern United States United States , 16:00 from Argentina and 20:00 from Spain.

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What is the name of Aston Martin’s car from the 2023 F1 season?

Aston Martin followed the lead of the previous two seasons and chose to name its car for the 2023 season as AMR23.

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Jenson Button’s ex-wife arrested in Japan on drug charges

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Jessica Michibata, the ex-wife of former Formula One champion Jenson Button, has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug-related crimes, reports The Sun.

The detention took place after a customs officer found drugs in a package destined for a woman. Representatives of the Tokyo Police Department searched the hotel, which was located at the address of the delivery of the package, and detained Michibata and another person. She denies all allegations.

“Currently, we are unable to contact Michibata directly and are gathering information to confirm the facts. Since the incident is being investigated by the police, we will refrain from disclosing any details, the modeling agency where the girl works says in a statement.

Button was in a relationship with Michibata from 2008 to 2015, they were married for one year. In 2009, the Briton became the champion of Formula 1 as part of the Brown team.

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Alonso canceled the penalty and returned to third place in the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia

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The pilot of the Aston Martin team, Fernando Alonso, returned to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, according to the Formula 1 website.

The Spaniard finished third behind Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen (both Red Bull). However, Alonso was penalized 10 seconds after the finish for not properly serving the five-second penalty given to him for failing to line up within his grid before the start of the race. As a result, British Mercedes driver George Russell rose to third place in the protocol.

The fine was issued after video footage emerged showing a rear jack briefly touching the back of Alonso’s car while serving a pit stop penalty. The stewards of the race saw in the moment of touching the jack a violation of the Formula 1 regulations, which states that “while the car is in the pit stop as a result of a fine, it cannot be worked with until the time of the penalty has expired.”

However, Aston Martin proved that there is no “clear agreement between the parties that touching the jack on the car will be tantamount to working on it.”

The podium at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was Alonso’s 100th career.

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Why was Fernando Alonso banned at the 2023 Saudi GP and then recovered to third place?

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Inside this Saudi GP 2023, Fernando Alonso celebrated a special third place: with this he reached 100 podiums in his career in Formula 1. However, within minutes of the match ending, the Spaniard’s happiness turned to disappointment. F1 officials penalized him 10 seconds and he dropped to fourth.

However, a few hours later Alonso moved back to third behind the Aston Martin’s appeal against the sanction.

Sports news presents the sanction to the Asturian and how the result of the second race of 2023 came about.

Why was Fernando Alonso banned at the 2023 Saudi GP and missed the podium?

Every car has to respect its original box and Fernando Alonso didn’t. With no intention, the Spaniard spotted his Aston Martin to the left of the point, for which race officials gave him a 5-second penalty. This, the British team told him, would be fulfilled at the first pit stop.

his entrance safety car made Alonso take advantage of this moment to go change tires and comply with the penalty imposed. Everything went great: he Older brother he managed to hold on to second place and managed to hold George Russell (Mercedes) back.

Ultimately, after the scheduled 50 laps, the two-time world champion finished third behind Checo Pérez and Max Verstappen. But… things would not stay that way.

Mercedes complained that Aston Martin touched the car during the penalty (with the rear jack but without putting it to work) and Formula 1 agreed with him. This gave Alonso an extra 10 seconds, which caused him to lose his place to Russell. At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon, his former teammate Older brotherexperienced the same situation.

Almost four hours later, F1 reported that Alonso was back in third place of the career. Aston Martin exercised their option to appeal the penalty and the British team was found to be right.

The final standings of the Saudi GP 2023

Position Pilot Difference
1 Checo Perez (Red Bull)
2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +5,355
3 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +20,728
4 George Russell (Mercedes) +25,866
5 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +31,065
6 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +35,876
7 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +43.162
8 Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +52,832
9 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +54,747
10 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +64,826
eleven Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) +67,494
12 Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +70,588
13 Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) +76,060
14 Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) +77,478
fifteen Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +85.021
16 Logan Sargent (Williams) +86.293
17 Lando Norris (McLaren) +86,445
18 Valtteri Botas +1 round
  • abandonments: Lance Stroll, mechanical failure (lap 14); Alex Albon, brake failure (lap 28)

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