‘Just the beginning’ - Fernando Alonso’s warning to Aston Martin's F1 rivals
Aston Martin raised eyebrows up and down the paddock at the season-openingꦛ Bahrain Grand Prix as Alonso claimed a brilliant third-place finish on his debut for the team.
Alonso, in what appeared to be the second-fastest car behind the dominant Red Bulls, was able to beat 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari and the Mercedes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton in a straight fight, while teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lance Stroll claimed an impressive sixth despite nursing injuries sustained in a cycling acciden🧔t.
While the two-time world champion said Aston Martin w𓂃ill have to perfoꦦrm at upcoming races in Jeddah and Australia before the Silverstone team can be considered true challengers, he is excited about planned improvements in the pipeline.
“We need to wait for Jeddah, Australia, very different tracks, so I'm curi𒁃ous to see if we can keep this 🐓form in different circuits,” Alonso said.
“But, on the other hand, I think t❀he car that we have now is just a very bas♔ic car that we launched and we start the season with this completely new concept.
“I think there is a lot more to come in terms of development with this project, so I'm optimistic for that.꧒”
Despite Aston Martin changing “95 percent”ꦿ of their car over the winter and enjoying the biggest gains🙈 of any team, Alonso insisted the AMR23 is nowhere near its full potential.
“The most important point is that the new Aston Martin is just a new car, a new project. This is jusꦰt the beginning,” he explained.
“This is not the final car, this is just💟 th🙈e starting car of this concept that we changed over winter.
“I think some of the top teams, they just kept the philosophy that they had last year. Red Bull or Ferrari, they kept more of the same shapes. Just, fine-tuning t🍒hings and making perfection of that good baseline that they had.
“For us, it was much more difficult. We have to change 95% of the car. So, I gues♛s there is more to learn from the car, and there is more to come on our side. So full trust in our team, obviously they know what they do. So let’s hopefully improve soon.”
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