Fernando Alonso emphasized once again: it wasn’t him, but his car that changed, and that’s why he’s back in the lead. Regarding his longer “silence”, he called attention to the importance of technical background.
Fernando Alonso will contest the place he won ten years ago this weekend. Since his first victory in Barcelona in 2013, which marked his last F1 success to date, he has never been in such a favored position before the Spanish Grand Prix as he is now. His team, Aston Martin, has finished with him in the top three in every race, bar one, and they aim to do the same in Barcelona.
A routine contestant was asked how well he knew he arrived each weekend as a podium contestant switched sides. “It doesn’t really change anything. We approach every competition with the attitude that we’re going to fight for whatever position it is. We want to get the best possible result, the most out of the car. Sometimes it’s seventh, sometimes it’s a chance on the podium.” Alonso answered.
He noted that some may find it unusual to see him among the best, but for him it is different.
“I know it’s been a few years since the Ferrari years in Formula 1, but in the World Long Distance Championship I raced in every race in such a way that I could win the race, even the championship. It wasn’t that long ago”
He stated that he has achieved success since 2013 Barcelona.
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Fernando Alonso doesn’t understand why everyone is so caught up in Aston Martin’s potential tactical error after the year’s best result so far.
Alonso believes that his example shows how addicted the driver is to the competitiveness of his car. He claims to do nothing differently than he has in recent years. In fact, he feels he competed better in 2022 than he did in his podium season this year…
“Things can change, but the rider doesn’t. I haven’t changed anything over the winter. Hamilton hasn’t changed either compared to the seven-time world champion, even though he’s now fighting for two podiums down. He hasn’t forgotten driving, that’s all. The car is always very important in this sport.”
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton (Photo: F1)“Since coming back in 2021, I feel good. Last year was one of my best years, but the points didn’t come.”
“In terms of driving and performance, I’d say 2022 was better than 2023. And look at the difference in results!”
“In 2022, Barcelona was the second race in which I scored points. Before that it was successful in Bahrain. I had a better race in Jeddah, I was better in Australia, I had a better race. I was the best in Monaco this year. Among the first six races I drove better in Monaco than last year, and I look at the results! That’s all that matters to the car.” confirmed it.
Alonso understands that Aston Martin does not have a place to rent in the top three either. “There will be times when the Red Bulls, my Ferrari, my Mercedes and Aston Martin will get seventh or eighth. But I’ll still be happy, because the project is long-term and not for a weekend. There are teams planning in the short term, but we have a long-term mission.” Term “.
Fernando Alonso (Photo: XPB)“We found ourselves in a situation where we didn’t expect it. We wanted to develop this concept, hopefully to be on the podium in 2024. We talked about this at the factory. It was a pleasant surprise to start this way. In terms of the year, we haven’t reached our goal yet, but we already have More points than we expected at the start of the tournament.
“It’s great to be in this position with the team, and we have a very young team, mechanics, engineers, who’ve never experienced what it’s like to be on the podium regularly. So they’re excited. That’s why I feel comfortable.”– announced the local star, who did not expect to win the home race either.
