Fernando Alonso promises Aston Martin F1 car will change “dramatically” in 2023
Aston Martin appear to have made significant gains over the winter with their AMR23, demons🐽trating impressive pace, particul🔯arly on high fuel during the three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
If true, it's a welcome relief for team owner Lawrence Stroll, who has heavily invested into Aston Martin with the constructi🧔on of ✃their new factory well underway.
Aston Martin finished seventh in the 2022 F1 constructors’ championship, but most of the F1 paddock expect them to be at least 🔯fourth-quickest going into this weekenꦇd’s season-opener.
Speaking to the medi🧸a on T𒆙hursday in Bahrain, Alonso explained how Aston Martin plan to change “two-thirds” of their car during the season.
“As I said before, I didn’t change my thoughts in the last seven m♍inutes so I have no idea where we are in terms of position”, Alonso said. “This car, the aim was to make a step forward which I think we did. It was very encouraging the results from the test and the feeling from the car. This is just ♛the start.
“This car will change dramatically in th♉e season - that’s the plan. I heard from the team that two-thirds of this car will change during the season so we want to have a good baseline, a good platform to develop the car during the 2023 [season] and maybe fight for something bigger next year, step by step.”
Even thoug🤪h Alonso is comfortably F1’s oldest driver at 41, he remains among the very best on t🌸he grid.
The Spani🧸ard believes his age and wealth of experience only brings “advantཧages”.
“Privi🌳leged to be still driving here, better than ever,” Alonso added. “I have no concerns on age, yet. I will be the first one to feel it when I lose something, when I miss something while driving or not been motivated to travel or to wake up in the morning and train, or just𒉰 come here for testing like last weekend.
“So far I only see advantages because I know this track in many different conditions, I know the car, I know the tyres, I know as I said before some of the circuits that we drive this year, I have beꩲen driving in the past. I don’t see disadvantages.”
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