"I think that 19 riders already know that they will not win the world championship”. These are the words released, exclusively to sky sports f1, from Fernando Alonso. The two-time world champion took stock of the three days of testing that saw him as protagonist with his Aston Martin, in view of the start of the 2024 season. “It's a brutal sport under this point of view. I feel ready both mentally and physically – explained Alonso. We have to be positive because the car is better than last year".
Alonso: “Everyone has grown, but the indications from the car are positive”
Despite the good indications coming from Aston Martin, Alonso prefers not to raise the bar, explaining that it will be a slightly different year compared to the last: “Everyone has grown, so it will certainly be more difficult than 2023 in which we exceeded our expectations. This year I don't think we will be as fast. There are also many eyes on us so it will be more complicated to be the surprise".
The Spaniard is looking for his coveted 33. It certainly won't be easy, especially if we consider Red Bull which, according to Alonso, remains the car to beat and the big favorite for the new season. “Max is a world champion and Red Bull is dominating. The concept they brought this year surprised everyone. At the moment I can say that we can only watch them and see how they perform".
Alonso critical of tests in Bahrain: "Only 3 days available: it's ridiculous"
After the tests carried out again today, Alonso is ready to start the new season in the best possible way. The indications arrived from AMR24 they are undoubtedly positive, but for the two-time world champion there is still a lot to understand. However, it will be impossible to deduce everything from these tests considering the little time available to discover the new car 100%: "Understanding what the car can give us is really difficult – he explained in the press conference – especially if you only have one car on the track: It's really ridiculous".
