Fernando Alonso He is looking forward to the action that will begin this Friday in Monaco. On the eve of the most spectacular and exclusive race on the calendar, many place the Asturian driver among the best. The main contenders for the victory. They have fed expectations from Aston Martin these days, considering that the AMR23 contains some improvements that they would not be able to use in Imola when the race was cancelled. And Fernando himself pointed to the principality’s urban environment as follows: One of the best scenarios to try to neutralize Red Bull’s dominance, which cannot squeeze out their overwhelming difference in top speed here. Even Helmut Marko, the creation consultant of energy drinks, points to it as a favourite: “If Aston Martin has a good weekend and is ahead in qualifying, Alonso is definitely a candidate.”he warns.

Alonso admits it was a very motivating weekend: “We are not the strongest in Monaco”. It will not be a big change compared to Baku, a street circuit where Ferrari is very strong. This could be another good weekend for them. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t come to Monaco thinking of winning the race. There are opportunities within the walls, I don’t care if it rains or not. Like in Budapest or Baku, you have to be confident and attack more than any other circuit.” A whole Asturian statement of intent.

“The Red Bulls are ahead because they did a great job this year and they deserve to be there, but there are few weekends like this. we have more opportunities. On paper, because it turns out to be the worst race later on, but theoretically we have more options, for example if they have gearbox problems on Sunday, our options automatically increase at this track, just like any other race. is different from others. “The championship is already long and we will not give up until the end,” said Alonso.

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Alonso is waiting for what will happen this Saturday in qualifying as Monaco is so hard to beat and to start ahead on the grid. Very satisfied with the performance and stability of the AMR23 car“It’s so easy to drive, it’s so fast, I have as much fun as I did in 2010 or 2012 at Ferrari, at the WEC or Indy, it’s a lot of fun to drive a car like this,” he says.

Alonso also spoke about his continuity at Aston Martin, which will have Honda engines from 2026: “By then I’ll have 44. I don’t know what I will do in 2026, it’s still early. Now I feel good, fresh, motivated and fast but I know that one day I will get up and maybe I won’t feel it anymore or look fast and raise my hand to stop. So now I want to focus on Monaco and next year, the new factory we’re going to next week, the new wind tunnel next year, and then if you have to race for Honda again, it’s fine. Not for me or anyone else last time but they’ve made progress and won the last two and maybe three titles, they have a great package and I’m sure it will be a great project with us. The wheel in another role within the team” commented.

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Finally, Fernando gave Lewis Hamilton another clue about rumors pointing to a possible offer from Ferrari to the Briton to finish his career in the reds. “I don’t know how, but Lewis always said ‘we win together and lose together’ in teams, so I think if he doesn’t win, he will stay at Mercedes.”