“I was cheering for Michael Schumacher” - Lance Stroll recalls memories of new F1 teammate Fernando Alonso
Alonso makes the switch to Aston Martin for F1 2023 as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel's replacement, who decided to𒈔 retire at🅰 the end of last year.
It means 𒀰Stroll has𓄧 a third new teammate since joining the Silverstone-based outfit in 2019.
While thereꦛ are 17𓆏 years between them, Stroll and Alonso have known each other for over 11 years.
The Canadian was❀ part of Ferrari’s driver academy in 2012 when Alonso drove for the Italian manufacturer.
Speaking ahead of Aston Martin’s 2023 car launch, Stroll spoke a𒀰bout t🐻he childhood memories he had of his new teammate.
“I do h🐼ave a lot of memories watching this guy fight for championships against [Michael] Schumacher,” Stroll said. “I am not going to lie, I was cheering for Schumacher but it’s OK! It’s amazing to see him so motivated and I think just really excited to join the team.
“I was here waking up at 8, 9 o’clock back in Canada when I was five, six years old. He was the guy to watch. It’s great to have him in the team, re🎉ally excited.
“I remember in💝 my younger days when I was racing go-karts I was in the Ferrari junior programme and Fernando was racing for the team then.
“We’ve known each other over the years so just excited to get things goi♎ng.”
Alonso and Stroll will be hoping to take Aston Martin forward in 2023 after back-🎃to-back P7 finishes in the constructors’ champ꧋ionship.
The team made significant progress🍷 in 2022 after a sluggish start, nearly beating Alfa Romeo to sixth overall in Abu Dhabi, missing out on coಌuntback.
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