They have announced the presentation date of Alonso’s new F1 of 2024, the Aston Martin AMR24

The new year has begun and fans of Formula 1 They are eager for season 2024 start now with the contention of the preseason tests (February 21-23) in Bahrain and the first race of the year (from February 29 to March 2 on the same route). However, as tradition dictates, before the engines roar on the track and the first conclusions can be drawn about the performance of the cars, F1 fans will be able to warm up their engines at the long-awaited official presentation of cars of all teams. ..

Some will do this by publishing a ‘render’ or showing off their livery on a model that later looks nothing like the car that hit the track in Bahrain. But that’s not the style of teams like Ferrariwhich will present a new concept car for Carlos Sainz and Leclerc on February 13. Nor of Aston Martin, where ‘Motorsport’ announced this Wednesday that he will make his presentation one day before those in red, on February 12. However, official confirmation from the English team is still missing.

That was the day that, according to the said specialized portal, those in green chose to make one of their spectacular presentations in their new and impressive facilities, a technological campus located a few meters from the main access gate of Silverstone circuit.

The presentation of Alonso’s new car is expected

There will be many expectations before the presentation of a car whiche Aston Martin qwants to continue fighting for the podiums in 2024 and get closer to red bull correcting last year’s mistakes. Alonso is clear at the end of the season when placing duties on the team in creating the single-seater from 2024: I want a car that will correct its biggest weakness, its great air resistance, which made it an inefficient car, with a very small top speed in a straight line.

In addition, I asked for a car that would perform in a wider window of use and not just in specific conditions and routes. And he hopes that the car’s development will be better after how the team has been stalled in its attempt to evolve the 2023 car throughout the year when it encountered things they did not expect and indirect setbacks in whenever they assemble new parts.

Last year, Mike Krack, head of the Aston Martin team, and Dan Fallows, technical director of Aston Martin, confirmed that the car will change 95% from the start of the 2023 to 2024 season and their aim is to get a good base. in to form to go up. “We should have a good base for future Aston Martins,” he said. They achieved the first goal, discarding the concept of 2022. They arrive at routes with less data because they cannot compare them to last year’s base. And in that sense, the 2024 car is expected to be a car built on last year’s foundation. Of course, with major changes to end the engine’s lack of straight-line efficiency.

Is it possible to repeat the jump of 2023?

The goal of those in green should be to grow. The huge leap in quality made by the 2023 car compared to the 2022 car is surprising and unexpected. Is it possible to repeat the giant leap this winter? The reason says that it is huge, no, because the car is not expected to be as revolutionary compared to the previous one as in 2023 compared to 2022. But Dan Fallows, technical chief of the team, has nothing They can repeat the success: ” It is absolutely possible, we saw what we did last winter and there are opportunities to take another big step forward.”

Last year Aston Martin He went from having a mid-table car in 2022, to starting the season with the second best car on the grid. The one in Silverstone They will try again. They know that if they can give Alonso the car he needs, he can achieve anything he wants, and that gives them more power. Last year, Fernando added 8 podiums and 4th place in the Drivers’ World Championship.

Red Bull will again be favorites with a Verstappen who ends 2023 in a difficult way with a car that has not been renewed since the summer. Red Bull has made it clear that it has been working on its new car for a long time and the result could be impressive. But behind them, equality must be immense. Waiting to be there Aston Martinalso hope to be closer to red bull who understood the strength of his rivals. And then, Mercedes and Ferrari are expected to continue to improve significantly. AND McLarenwhich was already surprised by its progress in the middle of the course.

While keeping the rules, the cars must meet. That’s happened all our lives and that’s how F1 cycles. This will be the third year of both regulations. Equality could be greater and Aston Martin wants to be there. Although we will have to wait to see if Red Bull has another ace.