Vettel leave another seat free: Will there be an offer for Alonso?

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Aside from the possible continuation of Fernando Alonso in Alpine, Aston-Martin This has been the team that has been the strongest this season as interested in acquiring the services of Fernando Alonsowhose contract will end this year on Alpine. However, the response of the English team, formerly Force India or Racing Point, was strong.

“You just have to look at Vettel’s performance on the track, how he behaved in the meetings and briefings. If he doesn’t want to continue here, I think he will have a different attitude. He gave his best from the first race lap. When I have a driver like Sebastian in my team, I always try to keep him.” Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack said when asked in June about rumors about possible replacements for Vettel should he retire.

In fact, everything seems to indicate that Vettel will continue. Sebastian himself indicated last week that he wants to continue and everything is heading in the right direction for it to happen. But this Thursday everything changed. Vettel announced his retirement from F1 at the end of this campaign and leaves a free seat at Aston Martin.

What will Fernando Alonso do?

Fernando Alonso can be a very attractive pilot to accompany Lance Strolling. Lawrence, father of the pilot and billionaire, wanted him to collect the fruits of the money he invested in his project for several years. He wanted Vettel to be the head of car development and the pillar of his ship. But the German will leave the ship at the age of 35, without the vigor and hunger that Alonso still has intact, whose only priority in life now is F1. Aston Martin needs another leader, who has experience and who guides them from inside the car.

Fernando Alonso has been repeating since the beginning of the course that the summer break is the time to listen to offers. We will have to see if Aston Martin decides to tempt the two-time champion, but so far the poor results of the green team seem unappealing for the Spaniards. Even his future plan may be. Note that Aston Martin has recently hired several Red Bull engineers, such as the former head of aerodynamics, Dan Fallows, and the team has always repeated since 2020 that their plan is focused on winning in 5 years (2025). Although at the moment, all these movements do not affect the performance of the car.

On the other hand is Alpine. Fernando Alonso feels at home at the French firm, who wants to give up his young star Oscar Piastri to renew the player from Oviedo. The Spaniard wants a two-year contract and the pieces could fit. After this Hungarian GP, ​​an important period will begin for the Spaniard to define his future. He will continue to negotiate with Alpine, but as he said before the Spanish GP, he will listen to offers. Will one come to Aston Martin? If so, it will decide based on the project.

In recent weeks, another of the names that sounded strong to occupy a place at Aston Martin was Mick Schumacher, although the German is a driver from the Ferrari academy, with clear ties to Haas or Alfa Romeo. For its part, there are other candidates: Mercedes wants a seat for Nyck De Vries, current Formula E champion whom they want to put in F1 this year without luck. Nikco Hülkenberg, who is already known to the team, was also chosen for this position.

Source: La Verdad

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