Three podiums in a row in the first three races of the season (Bahrain, Arabia and Australia) made it clear that the Aston Martin AMR23 is a competitive car in a wide variety of environments, allowing Fernando Alonso to challenge it all. In Melbourne, Asturian even dared to speak in the key of the “Checo is falling behind and we can add good points for the World Cup …” championship, which he launched after the time trial. Now there’s the Mexican just nine points away. And while Max Verstappen and Red Bull are currently in “another category”, they are already focusing on a new goal at Aston Martin: Fernando’s famous 33rd victory.

on staff silverstone He knows the weak points of Fernando Alonso’s car and Lance Walk, they need to focus their energies on this in order to try to improve the coming weeks. Also, starting with the Azerbaijan GP (April 28-30), they know on which tracks they can perform best when F1 is back in action.

Aston Martin’s sporting director, Mike Krack, makes his special claim to where Alonso’s 33rd track could lead: “I think there is. some tips That this driver’s combination with this car could be even more magical”, he confirmed to DAZN after the Australian GP. “Let’s try Monaco”adds Krack, thus putting a specific date, May 28, in the collective imagination of the fans of the two-time Spanish champion.

“We have shortcomings on the long straights, it’s no secret. We have seen this and we need to work hard on it. On tracks where that doesn’t matter much, we can feel more confident, but being fast isn’t everything in these races. You have to be fast, you have to finish, you have to make no mistakes and then you have to see what the result is”, Luxembourger qualified

In addition to Alonso’s ‘hands’ and his experience and intelligence in racing, good tire management, stability when braking and performance in slow corners have allowed them to minimize damage and build on their virtues so far on tracks where they faced a major peak. speed gap only Red Bull, but also mercedes And ferrari. However, in a city setting like Monte Carlo, the incidence of DRS has been reduced to 0.2 seconds compared to 0.7 seconds in Albert Park. And there Fernando would do everything in his favor. It’s also on a ‘ratonero’ and twisty track like the Hungaroring in 2003, where Asturian’s F1 win record premiered. renault.

“I think the car is good. We were competitive in the first three races, so we can confirm that. Now it’s a development race with the other teams, who can bring improvements and when. It will be difficult to stay ahead.” big guys We are not fighting small teams, we are fighting against very important, very experienced teams. and great infrastructures, but we will fight. We are a team of very committed and good people. We will not sit idly by,” Krack warns.

And what will really determine the future possibilities of Alonso and Aston Martin will be whether the team manages to make the most of the biggest improvement margin as it is a completely new car and not an evolution of last year’s concept. it is also the single-seater of its direct competitors they have fewer hours in the wind tunnel and work according to regulationsleading the last World Cup, while those from Silverstone finished seventh.