F1
Tuesday 28 November 2023 at 08:43
Despite the setback he suffered at the end of the year, the Spaniard feels that this year’s Aston Martin Formula 1 season is historic, and according to his opinion, 2012 and this year were his best seasons.
Aston Martin was the surprise team in the first stage of the 2023 Formula 1 season: Fernando Alonso looked to be Red Bull’s first chaser with consecutive podium finishes. For a while the team was in second place among the constructors, but on the one hand Lance Stroll produced fewer points, and on the other hand, due to the strength of their rivals, they were overtaken first by Mercedes and then by Ferrari in the championship. World Cup standings.
Although Aston trails in the development competition, it still has a significant advantage over McLaren in fourth place even at mid-season. However, the Wokingites’ stunning resurrection in the summer saw them pick up over 100 points against them in a few races in the autumn, eventually edging them out in the overall standings. Before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Aston had a chance to reverse all of that, but it didn’t work out.
Alonso did not deny that he was a little disappointed with the team’s final position: “Fifth among constructors: it’s a bit painful, because I think we were better than that. “We were hoping it would be better at the beginning of the year,” he said, according to RaceFans. net on the Spaniard, who at the same time feels that his individual fourth place in the World Cup (the 42-year-old has not finished at this high level in ten years)) is unbelievable:
“Fourth seems a bit unrealistic given the guys we’re up against. In fact, if we were fifth in the constructors’ classification, we should have finished ninth or 10th in the drivers’ classification. So it’s been a dream season for many at Aston Martin, including “In them I am.”
In any case, Alonso finished tied with Charles Leclerc, and they had three second places, so the number of third places (five to three) decided in favor of the two-time Formula 1 world champion.
“Actually, when I saw that Charles came second in the race, I thought he was in front. But we actually ended up with the same result, only third place or something like that. As I said, this fourth place is unexpected and unrealistic at all.” Launch: 2012 and this season are the two best seasons of my career for me, a position I could not have imagined at the beginning of the year or seeing the performance of the team. Car.”
“This has been a historic season for Aston Martin and me. Eight podiums, over 200 points, and I think almost 300 points for the team – 12 months ago that would have been unthinkable,” Alonso added.
While his colleague Stroll grabbed the tenth place that Alonso mentioned at the end of the race, meaning that the difference between them is no less than six places in the World Cup standings (it is true that Williams took first place, while Alexander Albon was eight places ahead of Logan Sargent). The Canadian acknowledged his colleague’s performance and at the same time formulated his 2024 goal:
“It’s been a great year, that’s for sure. He’s had so many podiums and been so strong all year, he was able to take advantage of the time when the car was at its best,” Stroll said of Alonso.
“I think we lost a bit as a team in the second half of the season. The teams that we were faster than Mercedes and Ferrari in many races raised their level and finished the season stronger. So I think next year we have to try to start again with a strong car and maintain that competitiveness.” “I think that’s the goal.”
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