Alonso already has a date for the improvement package for his Aston Martin

The Formula 1 season started in Arabia with a new victory for Max Verstappen and ninth place for Fernando Alonso.

The Asturian pilot He is hampered by the low potential of his Aston Martinwhich at the moment cannot compete with the top teams in the championship.

In addition to Red Bull, a great dominator in recent years, both Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren easily surpassed the British team, which keep looking for a way to rub shoulders with them again as was the case for most of last season.

For this, At Aston Martin they have a plan that includes the inclusion of a package of improvements allowing Alonso and Stroll to be more competitive, although not in the short term.

As the team director, Mike Krack, explained in the statements collected by ‘Formu1a.uno’, although there will be continuous updates on all races, No major changes are expected in future races.

Australia, Japan, China and Miami will be the four transition races before the start of the European tour in May, the moment chosen to bring out the heavy artillery

“We tried some changes to the car to protect the tires,” Krack said of the changes in Saudi Arabia. “We want to keep evolving the car, so there will be some evolutions every race,” said Krack, who set for the Emilia-Romagna GPwhich will be held in Imola on Sunday, May 19, the moment where they will prepare the new version of the car.

All this, with the aim of having a good time and creating the necessary conditions to keep a Fernando Alonso who has many suitors next year.

With a free Mercedes, The name of the Spanish driver is constantly associated with great teamsdespite the fact that Alonso pointed out a few weeks ago that his priority, if he continues in Formula 1, is to continue with his current team.

Of course, In Saudi Arabia he also did not deny that he likes the idea of ​​being among the candidates to take over Red Bull or Mercedes. The Red Bull option, however, seems to have melted away in recent days after Max Verstappen linked his future to that of Helmut Marko and the latter was confirmed at the team.

Mike Krack also spoke about it. “It’s no secret that he wants to be the one to decide his future and it’s no secret that we want to move on. working with Fernando” he explained.

“But The important thing is that we can give him a fast car so that he believes in the team and the projectbecause it’s normal that a driver like him is attractive to all teams,” he concluded.