Aston Martin’s final decision regarding Fernando Alonso’s suspension

The Luxembourger Mike CrackTeam leader Aston Martinthe Spanish team Fernando Alonsovoiced his full support for the double world champion – allowed on Sunday twenty seconds to drop him two places to finish eighth in Australian Grand Prix-, in a statement made public this Tuesday where they also explained that they cannot “request the right to review” that punishment.

“We want you to know that we fully support Fernando,” Krack said in a statement addressed to Aston Martin fans and in reference to the penalty received by Alonso, which the stewards decided to punish because they understood that he of irregular maneuvers in self-defense from the attack of the English George Russell (Mercedes)which ended in an accident at the end of the Australian race, held on Sunday at the circuit of Albert Park of Melbourne.

“To the fans of Aston Martin, I want to thank you for all the messages of support the team has received since Sunday and the final results of the Australian Grand Prix. First of all, everyone in motorsport is relieved that George (Russell) was ‘ok’ and came out of the accident unscathed”, began the letter from the team’s main sports manager Silverstone (England).

“We want you to know that we fully support Fernando. He is the most experienced driver in Formula One. He has participated in more Grand Prix than anyone else and has more than twenty years of experience. He is a multiple world champion in many categories ,” said Krack. in reference to Alonso, 42 years old, who has 32 wins and 106 podiums in F1 and is also the World Endurance Champion (WEC); category in which, among others, he has two wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France).

“Accepting a 20-second penalty when there was no contact with the chasing driver is hard to swallow, but we have to accept it. We presented our best arguments, but without new evidence we cannot request the right to review,” explained of the boss of the Aston Martin team in the aforementioned statement.

“Fernando is a wonderful driver and he uses all possible means to finish George – the same way we saw last year with (Mexican) Sergio (Pérez, of Red Bull). That is the art of motorsport at the best. High level. He will never endanger any rival,” said Krack about the brilliant Asturian driver, who holds, among others, the record for participation in the Formula One Grand Prix: 383, throughout.

“Thank you to everyone who has been in touch. We continue to move forward together. We can’t wait until the time comes to race in front of our fans at Suzuka (home of the next Grand Prix, the Japanese Grand Prix) in a wilderness day”; added the leader of the Aston Martin team, a team where Alonso achieved eight podiums – three seconds and five third places – in 2023, his first season with the team.