168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton signing for Ferrari means the “market exploded” already,🗹 the Aston Martin boss admits.

Mike Krack knows that his driver, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso, is likely to among the shortlis༺ted names to replace Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.

Alonso, aged 42, will see his current Aston Martin co𝕴ntract expire this year making him available if Mercedes decideꦉ to swoop.

Team principal Krack told : “With Lewis’ signature, the who꧒le market exploded!

“We knew there would be a silly season this year.

“We have not even turned a wheel and the driver market is in full swing๊.

“We love Fe🉐rnando. We have a great relationship based on opennes🐓s and trust.

“It would be🧸 fantastic if we could continue into 2025 and 2026.

“We☂ have had great moments in 2💧023. Maybe even greater in 2024.”

Two-time Formula 1 champion Alonso wa൩s asked about the possibility of him going to Mercedes next year.

“Let’s see,” he teased.

“I am focused on the start of the season. I am concentrating on💝 performance, not the future.

“If I race in the next few years, I will try to take a decision at the start of the year. I don’t want to [stall] the process🌸 too much into the season. It always affects, a little bit, the performance.

“So let’s see if I ꦆmake a decision soon, and if the team is happy as well.”

Could his deꦦcision be to sign a deal with a rival⛄ team?

“Well, at the moment, I h🐼aven’t spent too much time thinking a🐎bout the future,” he insisted.

“There is a lot going on in winter for the fir🍬st race, to start on the right foot.

“I am aware that 🥀t♓here aren’t a lot of world champions available with Max with Red Bull, Lewis with Ferrari.

“There is only me left, without a contract.

“I needꦍ to feel, myself, whether I want to commit, to keep racing.

“If I feel that I can give 200% to a team, on and 𝔍off track.

“If I do so, Aston Martin will be my first priority. The first🌞 team I will sit down with.

There is a sense of loyalty to them.”

Aston Martin outperformed Mercedes in the early rounds of last se🅺ason.

Alonso started 2023 with an unexpected podium which lit the 🍌fuse for the ꦇseason.

Ast🌄on Martin will launch a new alliance with Honda in 2026 when the new regulations🎀 come in.

But time is of the essence for Alonso, already the oldest driver o🦩n the grid, if he wants to claim a third F1 championship.