Alonso and Aston Martin’s ‘love story’

Finally, ten years later and at the age of 41, the Asturian driver has a competitive car once again: “But what did you do, what did you do?” At the joint celebration, he sarcastically asked his ‘crazy’ engineers: “Gooo, Fernaandoooo Alooonsoo” they sang to him and sprayed champagne on him. alone a rite of happiness that many no longer remember. “I’m proud of this team, what they’ve achieved this winter is unbelievable…it’s not real,” he insisted on camera.

owner’s son

Equal Spear WalkThe owner’s son, the Canadian legendary driver who won his first world title at the age of six, seems to have surrendered to the ‘magic’ of his new partner. “Are you happy, huh? Glad you’re not in Alpine?” he snapped. stroll with FerdinandThe Spanish media interrupted his appearance in front of him. ThrowHe got a mischievous smile from her, delighting in placing sixth in the race just ten days after surgery after breaking both of his wrists. alonewatching the disaster of his old team out of the corner of his eye and Esteban OconWithdrawn after receiving three penalties as the Oviedo driver took his 99th podium. Pierre Gasley, instead, he finished ninth

“This is a dream come true. When I signed it eight months ago aston martin Things looked much worse. I could not have imagined that I could fight Ferrari and Mercedes. Forget the fact that he could finish the first race on the podium and have the second fastest car on the track after Red Bull. “I think it’s a surprise for the whole team,” he said. aloneAlready starting to inflate the ‘souffle’, he reminded, “The 33 may come soon, maybe not this year, they will try…”

double rescue story

In the 2018 season, Mercedes swept the World Cup hamilton and Ferrari tried to approach without success. Kimi Raikkonen And Sebastian Vettelholding the position alone After chaining four titles at Red Bull in the Scuderia, they were unable to stop the hegemony of the silver arrows. WITH Ferdinand He wasn’t in very good shape on his return to McLaren either. AND Lawrence WalkOne of Canada’s greatest fortunes has come to the rescue of the Force India team, which has an impressive collection of Ferrari cars and even a track in the country, despite finishing fourth in the builders’ championship last year. on the verge of bankruptcy.

He changed the team’s name to Racing Point BWT, motorized by Mercedes, and built a special team for his son. ThrowTwo years at Williams. But Mr. Stroll wanted more and signed a checkbook. Sebastian VettelMore interested in his four-time champion resume than his prudent results on his final stage at Ferrari. In 2021, the German already kicked off the team’s new era with the Aston Martin acronym, but expectations were not met and he announced his bid farewell to F1 last season, taking advantage of the summer break. Lawrence Stroll fished in “hard waters” and surprised Fernando Alonso.

risky decision

The decision was as risky as it was unexpected. aloneDespite the bad atmosphere prevailing in Alpine, he promoted the fourth team on the grid to seventh place in 2022. We started exploring the rest of the story this winter. Aston Martin is completing a million-dollar investment with a new factory and wind tunnel at its Silverstone headquarters. And Stroll gave him a letter. Dan FallowsAs the team’s technical manager until two years ago, he was Adrian Newey’s closest collaborator at Red Bull.

“Work together Ferdinand Impressive,” he says. fallow. He was motivated, incredibly competitive and brought a lot of energy to the team. I think it’s impressive from the moment it gets in the car. His comments are where you would expect him to be for someone with his level of experience. And it has a tremendous capacity to diagnose vehicle-related problems, which makes things a lot easier for us engineers.”