Before entering his Aston Martin this Friday afternoon in the final hours of Formula 1 preseason testing, Fernando Alonso was clear about the fight for the title in the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship and wanted to keep a low profile, lowering expectations related. at Aston Martin because of how close the chasing area of the grid is behind Red Bull, the firm favorite for everyone with three-time champion Max Verstappen at the wheel.
Aston Martin sprung a surprise in 2023 with a big leap from one year to the next helping it to have the second best car consistently in the first races of the season, something the Asturian took full advantage of to add 6 podiums in the first 8 races of the year. However, the man from Oviedo does not believe that this season will look like his new 2024 car, the AMR24. He knows his car has improved, but so have his direct rivals from McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and one of the subjects, Visa Cash App RB (formerly AlphaTauri) with a car that many consider almost equal to The champion last year’s Red Bull.
Aston Martin finished last year behind McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari due to worse car evolution throughout the year and it is certain that in recent days it will be difficult to close that gap with these opponents and thus counter the improvement of other teams. .to start this season ahead again. And on the third and final day of F1 pre-season testing, a week before the start of the World Cup, he wanted to put his feet on the ground, making it clear that it was too early to draw conclusions on the performance. that all drivers hide.teams in their rounds.
“I don’t think we’ll be that fast this year”
“This year I don’t think we are going as fast as last year. There are many eyes on us but it is difficult to be a surprise”he said in statements reported by media such as ‘Autosprint’ or ‘Motorsport’.
“19 drivers already know they won’t win in 2024”
“I don’t have a crystal ball. I think Max Verstappen is the world champion and Red Bull dominates this sport. Furthermore, the concept they presented this year was also a surprise. For now, we just have to watch them and see how they perform.”, he said before very clearly and emphatically. He did not believe that anyone would have a chance to fight for the title against Verstappen, considering that he already had the championship secured due to the superiority of his car despite the good performance seen from Ferrari.
“I think today 19 drivers in the paddock know they are not going to be world champions”he argued, without giving names, in clear reference to the fact that Verstappen would be proclaimed champion again.
“It happens 99% of the time in your sports career. “It’s a brutal sport.” He argued referring to the peculiar nature of F1, where when one team is clearly dominant it is very difficult to reverse that situation.
Source: La Verdad
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