Alonso and his declaration of intentions: “2024 will be better than 2023”

A few days ago, Aston Martin shared the photo that fans of the team are most looking forward to and Fernando Alonso At the beginning of the course, the Asturian back to work in the factory Silverstone to prepare the start of the new season and conduct simulation sessions to help the engineers understand the new 2024 car, its configurations and its evolution, providing key data on its tire sensitivity that later must be confirmed on the exam track. preseason at the end of February. And after that, the team Aston Martin shared a video where Fernando Alonso He addresses his fans with a message of optimism and confidence.

In this video, the green team shares what the first day back at headquarters looks like. Aston Martin for Alonso this January and the man from Oviedo were confronted on camera make your motivation and commitment clear in the days leading up to the car presentation (to be shown on February 12), making sure he gives it his all ahead of the preseason in a few crucial days to finalize the details for the start of the course. In addition, he looks forward to what is to come in 2024.

“Hyper focused means total dedication to what you do. Being united now and sending the message that we are here to work 24/7 to be ready for the new season,” He said that in relation to the work to be done these days at Silverstone after being careful with his physical preparation and muscle tone throughout the winter holidays, also working long hours driving karting at his Oviedo Museum and Circuit .

“Everyone is giving their 100%. 2023 was an incredible season and 2024 will be even better,” He ended with a message that served to fill his fans with joy.

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It should be noted that Aston Martin has made a surprising leap over the past year to start the course as the second best car and its technical director, Dan Fallows, assured that it is possible to repeat that jump this year.

However, the team stopped progressing throughout the course and Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren, which started worse, caught up with the green team. Now, for this new year Alonso knows that the basis from which they started is betterbecause in 2023 they had the reference of a lower 2022 car which made them reach the tracks without references in terms of settings and set-up.

Alonso asked the group a faster car in a straight line, with less air resistance and a wider performance window in terms of track conditions and types compared to last year. The rest of the English team is trying to maintain the strength of last year’s car and at the same time reduce these weaknesses. What all teams seek but few achieve.

However, it will be the tests at the end of February or the first races of the year that will indicate where Aston Martin is, because until the performance of the other competitors is known, it is impossible to know where the green car will go. even in season. 2024 F1. It’s not just about improving compared to last year: you have to improve more than your rivals. That’s the goal of everyone, as well as Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso to fight for more podiums (in 2023 he climbed the podium 8 times) and his long-awaited 33rd victory in F1.

In that sense, everyone expected Red Bull to make a big improvement on its already dominant car, which went on to sweep the end of the year with Verstappen at the wheel despite the fact that the team had paralyzed the evolution of the car in the summer. day.