Alonso, an ambitious and reassuring message that allows one to dream

Fernando Alonso is not worried about what happened at the Spanish GP. In fact, quite the opposite: he is confident in the step forward that Aston Martin will take in the next racesstart of Canada, where important improvements are expected to come, such as a new floor, the key element in the evolution of current F1 cars.

The great performance of Mercedes in Barcelona with the massive evolutionary package they already showed in Monaco and the worst speed of the green cars, asked the whole paddock the same question: Has Mercedes overtaken Aston Martin? Is this a change in trend or is it a one-off? Alonso is clear. “That’s just a joke, in Canada we’ll crush them”he said between laughs after the race in front of the Spanish press present at Circuitalong with MD.

And it is that you have to go beyond the final result and consider that there are some unusual elements aligned with montmelo and that they can change the expected image and give wings to Mercedes at the expense of Aston Martin.

The track temperature was very low in the race, more than usual in Barcelona at this timebecause of the clouds.

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Besides, Alonso made two major mistakes in qualifying that he doesn’t usually make and that prevented him from starting from the front row where he can opt for a podium or a fourth position. And if this is not enough, we must add the fact that in Friday’s Free Practice they focused on collecting data with the new experimental tire from Pirellisomething that added to the rain that also hit free practice, which Aston Martin and the teams did They will come without trying long runs and there are many doubts about tire wear. Had they been able to test on a dry track and under normal conditions, Aston Martin would have gone into Sunday’s race with more confidence, and so would everyone else. And so, the difference was made by Mercedes, who benefited from the cool temperature of the track.

Improvements for Canada

To all this we must add that Mercedes He came with a half new car, the one he had already presented Monaco. With this improvement, it will be necessary to see if the stars will have enough margin to continue to carry out important evolutions without exceeding the budget limit. Meanwhile, Aston Martin brings small evolutions to various races and se hope the best is yet to come, starting with Canada.

Aston Martin, which has already begun its move to its new factory, does not have the same facilities as teams as powerful as Mercedes or Ferrari and may have been able to carry out its most important developments later than the stars . But that doesn’t mean they won’t come. They may have taken advantage of having more time in the wind tunnel than their rivals through regulation for the first part of this course and the results should be seen this summer.with the introduction of parts to Canada and Silverstone and those that may come later.

For now, Alonso warned everyone when he spoke to the international press after the race: “I think two weeks from now (in Canada) we’ll see a completely different picture and hopefully we’ll be up against the Red Bulls as soon as possible.”. Strong statement. It shows the team’s ambition and Fernando Alonso’s confidence in the work his team is doing. You have to wait to draw conclusions. The season is very long and the fight with Mercedes is not over yet.

“In Canada we will take more things, also at Silverstone, and I think it depends on who will take the improvements. And as I said, in Canada… even now with a normal test at the time we started at par in Hamilton and we should have had a chance”, Alonso pointed out to the Spanish media in corralito after the appointment. Fernando is confident.