Fernando Alonso revealed his joy at the end of the Dutch GP. Asturian gave an impressive recital and showed: Improvements brought by Aston Martin’s are they workingat least on the Zandvoort circuit. He took second place in a tough race with rain and red flags won by local hero Max Verstappen, reaching his seventh podium of the season and his record number 105. As Fernando crossed the finish line, he broadcast a message of encouragement to his team over the radio with great enthusiasm: “We will win a race soon, we are getting closer”.

Then as soon as he gets off his AMR23, Alonso addressed the Dutch fans: “Thanks to all the fans, Zandvoort’s energy is unmatched. When this race came back on the calendar in 2021, I thought I would never experience a podium here because I wasn’t in a position to aim for the front row at the time. And it’s very special to share the podium with Max and Pierre today, I’m very happy for what he’s done for Max at home.”

“It was a very, very intense race with the start and finish on the wet. It was one of the races where it was difficult to concentrate and focus for a long time. We were very fast and maybe stopped for one lap.” too late but still more than leaders. The car was flying today, very competitive and very easy to driveReferring to Aston Martin’s stride forward, he said: “You need a car you can trust in these circumstances, and I had a lot of confidence in him today, so I enjoyed it.”

on my mind 33

Later, in front of the DAZN microphones, Alonso announced that he was considering attacking Max Verstappen when the race resumed with seven laps after Zhou received a red flag for his accident in the rain. 33 and even consulted the team. “I talked to them about it because I knew how important this podium was and I could jeopardize it if I took the risk, but I knew Max would be more careful and try if he had the opportunity. “Do what you want,” he said, and I left wanting to try, but I couldn’t do it with him,” she admitted.

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Fernando made a historic move with a double overtake of Albon and Russell in the first lap and placed second after beating Norris when it rained, but maintaining that position in the end was not easy:Doing nothing for four weeks after summerIt was all concentrated in a very intense race today, we had it all, maybe a softer start would have been better, even though it was a dream lap, it’s an incredible feeling to be back on the podium.”

“This Sunday the car went very well and I felt very attached to it, the car reacted when I wanted to push or save the tyres, the double overtake at the start was incredible. When the first falls fell I thought they were going to take helmet visor precautions And I went to all of them. Sometimes things don’t go well, but you have to take risks.”