Fernando Alonso has felt so comfortable in his own skin for a long time and, according to him, he has never believed in any project as much as in Aston Martin. He wants to win this year’s competition!
The goal was to prove that Barcelona were just a one-time derailer. Fernando Alonso’s second place in Canada seemed to reinforce Aston Martin’s assumption. The Spanish driver crossed the finish line ahead of Lewis Hamilton, which means that he was able to respond after the defeat suffered by Mercedes in Barcelona.
Alonso has completed six of the eight races so far with a podium result, which means he already has twice as many podiums as he had in the past seven seasons in total…
The Aston Martin dream continues for him, which he still very much enjoys. After the Canadian competition, for example, he said:
“Anything great. I can’t think of a time in my career when I had so much faith in my team and the project itself.”
“This is a medium and long term project. I don’t know if I will ever drive again, but I always thought that as long as I am fast and having fun, why should I stop? I am enjoying it now and I think there will be more to come.” said the two-time world champion
Alonso also made it clear after the race that he was aiming for a second place in the championship. It is currently occupied by Sergio Perez, but thanks to his volatility he is only 9 points ahead of Alonso. The Spaniard would be happy to beat Red Bull at the end of the year with a car he considers weaker.
But he also has another goal, which he also mentioned on the team’s radio in Canada.
“I want to win this year’s race. Now I thought, maybe there’s a chance if Max makes a mistake, a bad attitude, or something. We were a bit too far from him to force him to make a mistake, but the car is developing well, so we’ll have more chances.” “.
Aston Martin feels the new development package debuting in Montreal has made serious headway, and its impact will not only be felt on the unusual Canadian track, but also in the following races. “I’m not worried because our current developments seem to be working” said team boss Mike Crack. “And now there are a few tracks with high-speed cornering, which I think our car has improved on. There haven’t been many such cornerings here. So I’m looking forward to these tracks, because the real strength of Red Bull will be shown on them, and it will show a better picture of how far we’ve come. “.
Fernando Alonso (Photo: Aston Martin)The Luxembourg specialist confirmed that since their package is still new, they need to get to know it better. This wouldn’t be easy with one free training weekend in Austria, but he noted that this is precisely why they feel there is still serious potential in the developments. “We still have a lot to learn from them and in the meantime we have to develop our car further for the next races.” – he said, adding that the only thing that can be said with certainty about the power standings is that Red Bull is at the top, and the further standings are constantly affected by the character of the tracks and daily form.
