Waiting for 33, Fernando Alonso stock taken at the beginning of the season Aston Martin and the result is positive, as he affirms that they did not expect to be with them since they are the second force and acknowledges that it is “still hard to believe” that they are fighting. Ferrari and Mercedes.
Then six podiums in the first 10 races and third in the general classification behind the Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and ‘El Checo’ Pérez, Aston Martín This is the biggest surprise of the preseason and it’s the start of the year. The group of Silverstone finished seventh in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022, behind Alpine where Asturian was then active. In the first race of 2023 in Bahrain, Ferdinand he was on the podium a few years later.
At mid-season, the balance is more than positive despite the complications of the last two Grand Prix in Austria and Silverstone, the Asturian pilot admitted that “It’s still hard for us to believe that we’re fighting Mercedes and Ferrari, knowing that we are in that fight,” said alonso on the Total-Motorsport.com web portal.
Although Aston Martin progress like last season’s progress, alonso He acknowledges that they don’t expect to be the second force to the Constructors in the fight and points out that this is the “most interesting thing” for the team. “I think Red Bull is in a league of its own for now. So, for us, it’s important to get points in both cars every weekend”, declared ‘Nano’.
“When we started the season Bahrain, we certainly didn’t expect to be there and now we enjoy every weekend and it’s good to be in this fight,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad

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